Recent content by MrOrpington

He is 2 years. His spurs don't seem to be causing too many issues. It almost seems like a whole back and leg stiffness.

Ok thank you. Ears check out, so I will see if giving him some B 2 helps.

I can upload one tomorrow. He kicks his legs straight out and does sit on his hocks. Have not tried any b vitamins

My rooster has been walking stiff legged for a long time since he was young. He also doesn't stand for very long and plops down in the middle of eating. More recently he hasn't been quite stable on uneven terrain. He still crows, eats, and drinks but is struggling with his mobility. I feel he...

Ok just was wondering! Thanks y'all!

I am currently hatching chicks that are a cross between a red leghorn roo and a cinnamon queen hen. Does this cross have a special name? Thank you!

I knew there were a lot of possibilities, but a general idea of things to watch for is helpful, so thank you for the feed back. I probably should have kept the body for examination, but I did not want to risk keeping her around. She was walking normal and was laying fine. SO it could have been...

Thank you. No we incinerated her in fear of contagion. Rigor mortis set in quickly that is the only thing we noticed.

My buff orpington of 2 years died suddenly this afternoon. She was fine yesterday and was out grazing. This morning I did not notice anything wrong, but I opened up the door for them to range while they were still roosted. When I returned home this afternoon she was in the coop while all the...

Ok thank you I will try that. She is two years old so she isnt too new to laying

I just noticed today that she was in position, longer than usual, trying to poop. I looked at her vent it was messy but not caked, but there was a long skinny band/ribbon that was poking out and kin of folding up towards the vent. When i went to get a closer look she took of running and it went...