wobbly chicken

Hey guys! I’m new here and we need help! One of my about 6-7 mo lavender Orpington hens is stumbling around, off balance. Anytime she leans forward to peck or tries to walk/run, she ends up falling face first. She often flaps to sit back up and seems to go backwards better than forward. She...

I have a new pair of 12 week old legbars. One was slightly quiet and slept more when first brought home but I have now noticed that she's having trouble walking, she's very off balance and wobbly. She prefers to sit down on her hocks. I've checked both feet and legs and can't see any obvious...

Hello everyone! Recently I've been trying to track down the exact cause of a problem my young cockerel has with his feet and I've decided it might be best to get a second opinion on him. Flash is a Plymouth Rock roo of about 4 months of age who seems to be walking on the very base of his feet...

Hello dear chicken keepers! Please please forgive my long post, but I am completely at a loss, and had to give the whole story. I desperately need your advice or any kind of input on my situation. I don't want to loose my girl!!! Amber - my chicken who is the most robust and energetic hen has...

This morning, my 8 yr old hen was walking like she was drunk. Both her feet are swollen, and no black spot on pads. Tried to diagnose it from my health book, but couldn't pinpoint the problem. She takes a few steps then seems to stumble. All I observe is that her pads are swollen. Pictures...

I just picked up 14 chicks from tractor supply two days ago. I didn't notice until I got home a small bantam chick was wobbly. The chick wouldn't eat or walk at first or with others. I took her out and gave her one on one attention and she began running, eating, and drinking water. She acts...

Hi everyone, Yesterday morning around 11am we went out to check on the flock. We were shocked... Some of our girls were standing over another that was laying on her side, pecking at her. Feathers were all over the ground. No commotion, no fighting back, no blood anywhere. No big feathers...

Last Tuesday, (1 week ago), I noticed one of my girls walking funny. Like she was drunk. Wobbly front to back and then she'd just sit back on her bum. Then Wednesday eve, I found her lying on her left side when I went to lock the girls up. (I have 9 backyard hens). Over the last week - her left...

Hi - I recently built a new chicken coop using half of my garden shed, including a 25ft enclosure run. i had 5 chicken -4 that were raised together from chicks (currently 3 1/2 yrs old ) and one Americauna that i introduced in October (after keeping seperate for 30 days ). When transfering...