Recent content by mattndi527

I just had two chicks hatch from my Cochin hen two days ago. Mama hen immediately abandoned the nest to care for the two. After a day, I pulled the leftover eggs because they were cold and she clearly wasn't coming back. I placed the eggs in a bucket to dispose of. Today, the eggs are still in...

We ended up putting ours down too. She was so miserable, I felt so bad for her.

Thank you for your reply. My chickens are still looking good but I'm taking your advice and dusting when we do our next thorough cleaning of the coop.

Second chicken died today. I am at a loss as to what to do. My local vet doesn't treat chickens. Where can I turn for help in diagnosing?

I am losing chickens! I have been finding dead chickens randomly over the past few months. I would just find them dead with nothing seemingly wrong. One thing they have all had in common is creamy colored runny poop around their backsides. Finally, yesterday, i noticed one of my hens just...

I never found a solution but one day out of the blue I noticed New feathers starting to grow and they all gradually got all their feathers back in. There was no change in environment or food. Weird! I don't have specific dates but I'm going to say they had the bald spots for more than a year.

I have just realized one of my hens has these same symptoms. I've noticed her waddling around the past few weeks but just assumed she was fat. Tonight she didn't roost with the others, just stayed on the floor. When I picked her up I was very surprised at her large belly. It definitely feels...

I have not found a solution to this problem yet. Since my original post a couple of my hens have re grown their feathers and look fine. However, most still look like this and worse. They also have missing feathers on the sides under the wings. I do have a hen that mounts the hens sometimes.

No roosters. We have red sex link and Rhode island red chickens. They are a little over a year old and have had these bald spots and inflamed skin for at least six months. They started out really small but have progressively gotten worse.

My chickens all have missing feathers (bald spots) on their backs. At first we thought they were pecking each other but have never actually seen them do it. Now the spots are getting bigger. We read about mites and sprayed the coup and chickens with a pesticide that was safe for chickens. That...