Recent content by Samannemm

No bumps/spots on their bodies, but they definitely are still have a mite infestation - though it looks much improved and I think that will clear up within a couple of weeks now or at least I’m hoping.

I’m nearly certain it’s not frostbite. My black sex link gets frostbite pretty easily and it always appears on the tips of her comb. The black spots on her now are just all over her comb. And they’re raised spots rather than her comb just turning colors like it would with frostbite. Their combs...

Oh and they’re all still laying! I’m getting an average of a total of 4 eggs per day from the 3 of them.

Hey all, I have three hens - 1 polish, 1 red sex link, 1 Black sex link. We’ve been battling a bad case of mites since January on and off. Because it’s still cold here (Illinois) I’ve been using Prozap garden and poultry dust with permethrin. I was able to use a mite spray last week when it...

Do you have a vet that will see quail near you?

Oh I thought you said she plucked feathers and took skin off? I wouldn’t intervene if it’s just pecking unless it’s constant and/or drawing blood.

I don’t know about guineas specifically but if a chicken hen is becoming aggressive with her flock mates it’s best to separate her in a fenced off area in which she can see and hear the others carrying on their days without her. You can use a dog crate as a temporary coop for a couple of nights...

Could be normal, but I would check for mites/lice just to be safe: http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2012/08/poultry-lice-and-mites-identification.html?m=1

She looks like a red sex link to me, which is a hybrid breed of a Rhode Island Red and Delaware hen. They’re good egg layers, but can be a bit dominant with other breeds. Here’s a pic of mine.

My polish always gets picked on. What has made it much easier for her though is giving her a haircut. I would give all of your polish haircuts so they can see what’s coming. A lot of times my polish was getting picked on because she had quite annoying behaviors towards my other hens but it seems...

I’ve never personally dealt with a broken wing but I would imagine it’s treatable. I would give her some baby aspirin for pain, disinfect the wound area, make a sling for her wing so she doesn’t try to use it, and give her a lot of water and healthy food. I’m sure with time and love she’ll...

So sorry for your loss. Give yourself time and see what feels right in spring.

You may want to repost here as well if you haven’t already: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/local-chicken-laws-ordinances.37/

I’m not too familiar with guineas but that looks like frostbite to me. More severe cases of frostbite swell like that and turn black. Have temps been abnormally low by you lately? How is ventilation in your coop? The other thing I know causes swelling is an allergic reaction... @Blooie not sure...