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My 2 remaining 10.5 year-old bantam hens are both presenting with sudden, partial paralysis. A little over 2 weeks ago, my Polish hen began limping. It quickly progressed so that she no longer was able to use her left leg and can only hop on the other. She spends much of her time lying down...

I have an almost 10-year old bantam silkie hen weighing 3 pounds 11 ounces. A few weeks ago I began to notice ascites; however, she was still laying and extremely active. Unfortunately, she soon began to breath heavier while roosting and dropping her head very low while sleeping. I...

I am posting this thread with the hope it may help someone else's chicken. I have a 6 1/2 year old Cochin Bantam hen that presented with severe respiratory distress. Open mouth breathing, wheezing, tail bobbing, rales/clicking sounds, neck going up and down as she gasped for air at night, and...

Hello - I am hoping to get some advice to guide me in the right direction. This morning, I noticed my 2 year old Polish Bantam hen, Meghan, not acting in her usual curious, frisky manner . She was slow to come out of the coop and just stood around with no interest in eating, only drinking...

I am 3 for 3 on this technique! I have had broody hens on and off for the past 4 months, and they had been driving me as well as the other hens crazy. The Silkies have always snapped out of it after a few weeks, but my Cochin and Brahma Buff were at it for close to 2 months. I didn't really...

I wanted to share a treatment that FINALLY cured my bantam sebright hen of a chronic case of bumblefoot. After 4 bumblefoot surgeries and a month of Baytril, I decided to take Grace to the vet. He instructed me to stop cutting into her and to bandage her with a donut-like splint on the bottom...

I recently performed a second bumblefoot surgery on my 13-month old Sebright Bantam hen, Grace. Upon examining her feet this morning, I noticed these wart-like growths on the foot that did not have the surgery. She does not have them anywhere else on her body and they are not blistery. They...

Is it possible for my hen's crop to be on the left side and not be a pendulous crop? I have a 5 month old black silkie bantam whose crop is on the left. It is full most nights and empty in the morning. She is healthy otherwise and has never had an impacted or sour crop. Thanks in advance for...

Hello, My 10-month old bantam Sebright hen has a swollen foot. Upon examining the bottom, the center pad has what looks like a scab on it. The swelling is visible from the top as well as the bottom. She is not favoring it, but it is definitely very swollen and feels slightly warm. I don't...

As it turns out, 2 of our 4 bantam chicks have started to crow, which is not going to sit well with the neighbors. As much as it breaks my kids' hearts as well as my own, we need to find them a new home. They are just shy of 12 weeks old and are both very gentle and friendly. Please let me...

I have 4 bantams (3 Seabrights and one Silkie) that are almost 3 months old. When should I start worming? I was going to use Valbazen. Any suggestions on how to measure .2 ml per bird and be sure it got in them? Thanks!

I found a post from 3 years ago on BYC, while searching for answers myself ,and wanted to share my experience in case somebody else had a similar problem and was searching for advice. My 4-day old bantam chick was sleeping on its head, rolling over, walking backwards, and seemed unable to lift...