I went to put the chciekns away and when I lifted my 7/8 year old barred rock fluid came out her mouth. Clear, maybe a hint of yellow bu i think that was the lighting. Anywyas went to check her crop and her entire chest f filled with a fluid. What is happening please help!!!!!
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
Ten years ago my mom bought her first six chickens. While I had fun when they were babies I lost interest when they went to live outside because we weren't allowed in with them. Flash forwards to about three years ago where we got...
I have 12 barred rock hens, 1 barred rock rooster, 15 black austrolorp hens, 1 guinea, 1 barred rock black austrlorp rooster, 2 lavender orpington roosters, 4 lavender orpington hens, 2 bunnies, 2 inside cats, 4 outside cats, 4 dogs, 2 bucklings, 2 wethers, 5 does (4 are prego and we expecting...
Her is a picture of Cloudy as a baby (look at those angry eyebrows!) and here is a photo of the curios Tootie Fruite right before she pecked the camera
You did not fail her, in fact you helped her. To keep her suffering and in pain would have been so much harder on her and eventually she'd have thought it was cruel to keep her in that state. You loved her and that's why it had to be done. Might I add that she was a very beautiful hen.
I have a siuation sort of similar except I wasnt the one raising her. Her name is EE and while she is one of the top hens she also moons everybody because if not she will have a clogged vent we have to clean almost twice weekly
This morning she ran straight for the egg box without even stopping to eat...and she always eats. She was in there for about fifteen minutes because when I came back with surprise treats (no they dont get them all the time not even always weekly we just had left over salad from dinner) and she...
Thank you @turkey girl 0964 I feel like saying something on your post was a magical call to the chicken gods. Or just another way everything i say ends up jinxed lol.
OH MY GOSH YOU GUYYYYSSS!!! He crowed!!! I'm not joking we were looking up the chickens then all the sudden this loud and bright clear as day crow came through the air, I look down and Tally is right beside me. He by far has the loudest and prettiest and deepest crow of all four roosters. I'm so...