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Hello everyone, meet Crookie- one of my chocolate Orpington hens. She is nearly a year old now, and last December she began stargazing, walking backwards and separating herself from the flock. So, she moved into the “hospital” in our garage and has been there all winter. Initially she was in...

Any thoughts on if this is canker or thrush? She has been eating and drinking normally. A few days ago she was very sleepy and has been puffed up frequently but other than that she’s been acting normal. I noticed these spots at the corner of her beak the day she was sleepy (and therefore...

So, we have a hen, almost a year old with what we think is either impacted or sour crop. We noticed something was off because she was doing that side to side head wobble thing, big crop in the mornings and stayed by herself a little more, still ate, but maybe a little less it’s hard to tell when...

Hello this is my duck and she has something on her eye, I don’t really know what it is, but it looks like a layer of skin. she did have an infection in her eye, but we had that treated and now she has this in her eye, so could somebody help me?

I noticed that one of my little chicken children suddenly formed one wart-type lesion on both wattles, nearly exactly the ssame spot on each side. Her behaviour is normal and her appetite is the same. I live in Perth, Australia and we are currently going through a heatwave - been 40 degrees for...

My 1 year old silver laced polish rooster got wry neck in early december, not long after his brother died on Pneumonia. He tuckes his head under his body and only on his right side. He is eating and drinking on his own, and will ge up to walk from one end of his temperary housing to the other to...

Hi Everyone!! As a fairly new chicken mom I’ve come across various bumps along the road. As these bump come along I’ve acquired a small kit of remedies (tylan, metronidazole, Vetrx) but I’m wondering what are your must haves to keep on hand at all times in case of an emergency? I’m trying to...

I have a chicken that was almost gasping for air last night for around 10 minutes. I brought her inside, she ate a scrambled egg and seemed to be okay after that. I am worried that it’s a respiratory infection, I looked down her throat and could not see any worms. Unsure of what to do and what...

Hey all, I’m a new chicken owner and one of my ladies started getting a noticeable lump on top of her foot a few weeks ago. It doesn’t seem to bother her at all. She is still running and digging around. The swelling is also only on the top of her foot and I haven’t seen any sort of scab yet...

Our chicks became around 3 months old and are healthy but one chick has a lump on its left wing and is a great concern for us. If you have any knowledge regarding this lump please let us know..

I have a very elderly hen named Tenebris- she is minimum 7 years old, but I believe she is closer to 8 or 9. She was hatched in my care and is 50% silkie, 25% black australorp, and 25% copper maran. Tenebris has been healthy her entire life except for just recently when she very abruptly...

Hello, everyone :) This is my first post and I wanted to use it to clear out some doubts about fowl pox. First of all, an 8 week old plymouth hen started to show little black scabs on her comb and eyes 5 days ago, so I immediately proceeded to isolate her from the rest of the flock. I have...

Hello. I have 3 adult hens who I have had to treat yearly for roundworms. This has been confirmed by fecal float in the past though I did not take a sample in this year because the only vet around me that will test a sample requires me to bring the chicken in for an exam as well which is quite...

I have a solo chick with a broody hen. The chick has a ruptured air sac. I took her to the vet and I’ve been trying to treat it but it just keeps inflating. She’s two weeks old, still has plenty of energy and acting normal but it’s concerning. Does anyone know what I can do? The vet said it...

Hello! I haven’t made any posts in here yet so i’m not sure how this works, but i’ll try to keep it succinct: Our chicken, Gerta, has canker. I’ve checked it next to other diseases and the symptoms match closely with this one, though her case isn’t as severe as some. She’s an otherwise...