Is this canker?

[MW1833]

I've had problems with multiple chickens. They start off limping, then go lame. They sometimes will move one leg bot won't stand on it, others have lost movement in one leg toes are not curled. They open and close their mouths, not necessarily panting but repetitive. Decrease weight, generally green stool. Have given poultry cell at the first sign of limping but still gets worse. I've had one that has been in the house like this for a month. I've noticed a couple of them have white spots in their mouths (the two that are panting), one of these two has had crop issues.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Can we get a better picture of the lesion?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I've had problems with multiple chickens. They start off limping, then go lame. They sometimes will move one leg bot won't stand on it, others have lost movement in one leg toes are not curled. They open and close their mouths, not necessarily panting but repetitive. Decrease weight, generally green stool. Have given poultry cell at the first sign of limping but still gets worse. I've had one that has been in the house like this for a month. I've noticed a couple of them have white spots in their mouths (the two that are panting), one of these two has had crop issues. View attachment 3324997

Do you detect a rotten or fowl odor?
Canker reportedly smells very bad.

Yeast infection would smell yeasty.

In your other thread, your were going to treat a bird or two(?) with Acidified Copper Sulfate. Did you and is this one of the birds? Did the crop problem resolve?

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/several-chickens-with-different-ailments.1552812/page-2

 

[MW1833]

Do you detect a rotten or fowl odor?
Canker reportedly smells very bad.

Yeast infection would smell yeasty.

In your other thread, your were going to treat a bird or two(?) with Acidified Copper Sulfate. Did you and is this one of the birds? Did the crop problem resolve?

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/several-chickens-with-different-ailments.1552812/page-2

There is no odor but the chicken I had with sour crop didn't have an odor either I I hear that stinks too.

I did the acidified copper sulfate. She went from squishy crop to now having a hard crop. I also have looked for mold and didn't find any. I disinfect the feeders and waterers regularly.

I'm new to chickens in new we would potentially have issues but it has been consistent one after another. I'm almost ready to just call it a day and give up on having chickens. I love all of them but idk what I'm doing wrong. I can't imagine everyone goes through this, or no one would keep chickens. I know many people that do the bare minimum or live in filthy conditions and don't have these issues.

 

[Eggcessive]

I’m sorry that you have had trouble with illness and death of your chickens. Did you get your chickens as day old chicks from a nursery, feed store, or someone that raised them? A lot of times, people will buy birds who have been exposed to certain illnesses at their previous home. Also, if birds are not vaccinated for Mareks disease, they can get the disease at their new home, or even the previous home. I do not ever buy birds from a sale or private breeder. Many diseases make all of the flock carriers for life. When we lose a chicken, the best way to know what we are dealing with, is to have the state vet lab perform a necropsy. They will test for certain illnesses as well. Here is a list of most state vets to contact about details and price:
https://www.metzerfarms.com/poultry-labs.html

 

[MW1833]

I’m sorry that you have had trouble with illness and death of your chickens. Did you get your chickens as day old chicks from a nursery, feed store, or someone that raised them? A lot of times, people will buy birds who have been exposed to certain illnesses at their previous home. Also, if birds are not vaccinated for Mareks disease, they can get the disease at their new home, or even the previous home. I do not ever buy birds from a sale or private breeder. Many diseases make all of the flock carriers for life. When we lose a chicken, the best way to know what we are dealing with, is to have the state vet lab perform a necropsy. They will test for certain illnesses as well. Here is a list of most state vets to contact about details and price:
https://www.metzerfarms.com/poultry-labs.html

The majority of them I got from cackle hatchery and greenfire farms. All were vaccinated. 5 I got from a guy in Michigan that is NPIP certified, didn't ask about vaccinations because they were the first ones I got and honestly didn't know until after I got them. I got polish about 2 months I think after the others and they were not vaccinated. We have spent over $400 on the vet to bring one in just to be told it's a nutrient deficiency. I also just had to spend $400 on my dog at the vet for her allergies and have to bring her back next week for vaccinations. So at the moment (especially with having 4 kids and Xmas coming) I can't justify spending $200 on a necropsy.

 

[Eggcessive]

When you get birds from another person, there is always the possibility that you will bring a bird into the flock that may have been exposed to a contagious disease at the previous home. NPIP just means the flock was tested for pullorum, and not that they were disease-free. Birds from hatcheries also can get Mareks disease when they are not vaccinated. Necropsy by the state vet is the best way to get a diagnosis. Sometimes calling them and explaining circumstances and it being a backyard chicken might help. It can be expensive in some states for a necropsy.