Duckling just today started stretching its Bill a lot and seems to have less energy and a bit quiet. Feeding duck and goose starter w treats of peas, tiny bits of coriander and parsley. Putting grit out for them every other day. The other duckling is fine. Any thoughts? I am worried...
I recently adopted a pair of silkie roosters from someone who was treating them for leg mites. Its all cleared up now, but there's another problem.
One of the roosters has been sneezing and has clear nasal discharge. He doesn't have any other symptoms yet. The other has been yawning, but that's...
Here is a video I took tonight of a Blue Swedish duckling in the incubator on Day 29. It externally pipped and 36 hours later started to zip. We lightly helped clean some loose shell away and used a q-tip to lightly coat the membrane/chick with bacitracin because we noticed it appeared to be...
My 7 year old Americauna hen has started yawning periodically and has been having milky white poops. She still gobbles you the meal warms I give her for treats, but I haven’t noticed her eating her normal food in a while and she isn’t interested in some other treats she usually has liked in the...
When I was closing up the coop this evening, I noticed that one of my hens (a 13 month old ISA Brown) was repeatedly yawning, shaking her head, and itching her head--pretty dramatically. She kept at it for a while. I just went back out to see if it has subsided but she was still intermittently...
I have an older hen (10 yrs) and for the past few weeks she has been exhibiting signs of what I would think is a mild respiratory illness or sinus infection (I say mild because she's doing great apart from her symptoms and is very alert and active for her age). Her symptoms include: occasional...
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I am a new chicken mamma to 2, 5 week old BO and 2, 6 week old BA. Things have gone relatively smoothly and I have fallen in love with them. One of my BO is super sweet (Rosebud), and always comes to sit with me when I have the kids out for a romp. Sometimes I just take her out to sit...
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My Rooster tootoo is recovering from Dubbing we did on Sunday For his Extra Large Comb which makes him choke for the 5 times in a row thats why we take this cruel decision of Dubbing to save his life Everyone' advise and suggestions work for his DUB
& He's health improved his...
My silkie recently had a beak/eye injury which I treated with vetericyn and Blue kote, it seems to be healing nicely. She has been a bit distant from the flock since but has been eating and drinking. The last 2 days she has been yawning non stop, last night she slept in the nesting box. Any...
my three day old little fiesty chick started yawning repetitively, stretching her neck, and scratching her neck aggressively and then falling/rolling over. I noticed it happened after she got her chest a little wet when drinking water. She has been doing this since last night, for about fourteen...