In Michigan right now it's about 15 degrees where I'm at. I have a barred rock that had dry feet and had cracked a bit. I always try to keep their coop anything above freezing around 40-45. Tonight when I came home after work and went to check on them, the coop has sat about maybe 32-33 degrees...
No there is no smell, I gave her a small amount of vegetable oil and massaged her crop for about five minutes and she's walking a little and not gagging so much and her tail is pointed back up. she is also trying to find little to pick up and eat
I have a gold laced wyodotte and her crop is about the size of a medium sized lemon and she is making gagging motions!! she is still mounting but I don't think that has much to do with it. What do I do?
I'm from michigan, and currently it is 46 degrees and raining. I normally work evenings and during the day I open the door because my chickens love to run around in just about any weather. I got off work late but went down to see if they were alright because I had a gut feeling something was...
I have 8 chickens; 7 hens and 1 rooster all a month old as of yesterday. Recently (within a few days) one of my hens has drastically changed in her attitude.. She went from very out going, cocky, and sassy to staying away from the other chickens accept when she sleeps (and now sleeps standing up...
I have three day old chicks coming to my house tomorrow (miscellaneous breeds) and then a week after I have three more babies coming to me (Plymouth rocks; due to hatching time differences) would I be ok to add them in with each other?