Recent content by UrbanFarm54

I have never wormed her. Where would I get that kind of medicine? A vet? Tractor supply? Online? I do put several tablespoons of cider vinegar in the water supply every time I change the water.

Kathy, after I washed her off I was able to see the problem better. It appears she has poop that is crusted over her vent. I have bathed her in warm water and pulled chunks of it off, but it is really hard and it appears she has prolapsed as well, and I can't fully tell what is her and what is...

Update! I just checked on her and she ate all the apple I left in the cage and pooped some really healthy looking poop all over the place! This makes me hopeful that at least she is not all backed up. Going to bath her again shortly.

Any advice is appreciated.

Well, last night got a little crazy with obligations with our kids and so we waited until today. We just finished bathing her and giving her a blow dry. It's sweet how much she seemed to enjoy it. She is normally our least human-friendly chicken, but she sat quietly and coo'd a little during...

Thank you all for your thoughtful advice. I am going to bring her in and clean her up and give her some TLC for a few days. I am hopeful she will recover.

Here is a picture. I tried to catch her to get a better short but she was not having it. You can sort of see the goo (does sort of look like a used condom) hanging off her.

We have been backyard chicken owners for 4 years and it's been such a wonderful experience. We are also lucky that we have never had any health problems with our girls. A week ago, however, my husband went to check on the ladies when the temperature had plummeted into the single digits and...

My girls will eat citrus. Especially oranges. The will pick them bare to the rind. But I don't give them often because I have read that you shouldn't. What they really love is WATERMELON!!! The gather around my and click at the top of their lungs when they see me coming with a melon cut open.