Hi,
We're newer to chickens in St. Louis. We did research before starting and got four 8-week old chickens from Fenton Feed in early September 2015. (2) chickens were Rhode Island Reds (RIR) and 1 was a Orpington and one was a Barred Rock.
Within a month, we put one RIR chicken down for a...
We have Briley, the Orpington, named after a road in Nashville. Punky Brewster is the Barred Rock because she was a punk to the others when we got her. The 2 Rhode Islands are Ginger and Siesta, named after the chicken on Chicken Run and a chicken who likes to nap.
The side of the head is not poofy.
No sticky eye drainage or pus.
No bad odor.
Thank you for the response and suggestions. The hen, Dece, hasn't gained any weight and is still getting around with her head bent. We'll keep monitoring and take some medical actions.
Rhode Island Red about 13-15 weeks old
we've had for 6 weeks with 3 other chickens
this past week is the first time we noticed the chicken looking like this
head looks deformed
eye looks like it has sunken down, still has moisture in it
chicken doesn't flinch when anything happens on that side -...