Posts by dirtbowlchick

You got a bargain! City vets don't know anything about chickens, I've learned the hard way. A home visit? Heck, no! The vets I've tried talk a great game and will give you a broad-spectrum antibiotic, then charge you upwards of $75. I...

I practice flipping my chickens all the time so they let me look for mites, breast blisters or what have you. Mites and lice are a big problem for me, and I clean my coop a lot. Fresh straw, removing poops daily etc. Yes the d_ _ n...

I have the same problem and it's agonizing. I started out with two roos (sold as hens). Of course I fell in love with them, and they were bantams and not TOO noisy. Now I have about 9 handsome roos (from hidden nests) who are about 9...

Derbygirl-- I've had over the years several chickens with symptoms almost identical to yours. Lethargy, lack of interest in food, empty crop and bony breast-- all of that sounds exactly the same. I didn't know to try some of the things...

What a GORGEOUS little silky! Looks like a hen to me...I've had a silky hen and a rooster (who the breeder claimed was a hen at the sale). The silky 'roo' started getting boisterous and kind of "strutty" and then began crowing...