I bring her outside all the time to forage and dust bathe. I have an area fenced area for her to go into during the day so she’s safe from the bigger hens. And also learn how to read the room. She died in my hands tonight and she fought very hard all day to stay alive so don’t you dare tell me...
I’ve been feeding her coconut oil several times and massaging. Crop became soft but would not go down. I’ve been raising her as a house chicken in a cage with newspaper and cleaning it everyday. She possibly could be older than a month since she’s a rescue chick but she’s been old enough to...
I have a 1 month old chick who is very lethargic and has impacted crop. I’ve tried everything and not her crop has not been draining at all. She’s malnourished already even tho I’ve been giving her a bit of rooster booster and I think I’m running out of options, please help!
This morning I woke up to my 1 month old chick lethargic and with a giant crop. It was semi hard and lumpy so all day I’ve been slowly feeding her coconut oil, massaging it, letting her rest for thirty minutes, repeat. I’d let her sip water with a bit of rooster booster inside. It definitely...
I have a young hen who’s having this problem. A bit of a history behind her:
She’s the daughter of my pure bred black Cochin and my Americauna Hawaiian mixed hen (we call her that because her main traits and children point to her being of Americana decent but her exact lineage is unknown and...
Hello, I wouldn’t consider myself a farmer but definitely a chicken enthusiast! I’m located in Hawaii and finally decided to make an account here after years of checking out this site for answers!
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I first got chickens sometime...
I have a small 1 month old cross between a silkie and serama, my sister who weighs about 150 accidentally stepped on the chicks left side, not putting all her weight but some. Her leg looks ok but she won't put that much weight on it and is really tired. Please help, this is my second time...