So after cleaning up my gardens for the umpteenth time, washing poop off my patio and worrying whether or not they were on my neighbor's property I decided to revoke my chicken's free-ranging privileges. I went out this morning to change their water and food and like the bunch of jailbirds they...
A few days ago one of our hens was attacked by a hawk. We ran out and broke things up but unsurprisingly the hen suffered some damage. There are two wounds- a puncture wound which seems to be healing OK and a larger wound where the skin was torn and muscle was visible beneath. This was around...
We have 5 chickens and one of them has been under the weather for a few months now. At first it was lethargy, a moderated appetite and poop caked on the feathers near her vent. Now she's beginning to lose feathers especially around her neck. They are new as of April 2010 and have not molted...