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Trying to figure out what’s on my jersey giant Fran’s ankle area. It looks like some sort of bump or nodule. Not sure if it’s bumble foot or scaly mites or something else. She’s walking fine and doesn’t seem bothered by it. You can see that her scales in that area are raised but they lay flat...

I've done something similar to the original poster! $5 rotating safety hasps on both doors and carabiners for extra security.

Update - after a stressful weekend with lots of supportive care, Agnes seems to have bounced back! No blood in her stool, her tail is upright, and she's acting like her normal self again. WHAT A RELIEF!! Instead of using Corid, I decided to try ACV in the water, diatomaceous earth in the feed...

@Kiki thank you for the info regarding cocci vs coccidiosis! I didn't realize it was different. Also a good point - I assumed that the fecal float covered a coccidiosis test but it does not. Knowing that I'll start her on corid to be safe. Do you think I should treat her chickmates even though...

@Fluffyfriends Any update on this? I have a 12 week old chick passing the same type of intestinal shed in her poo and her fecal float came back negative for parasites and giardia - wondering if you have any advice!

Update - Fecal float results came back with no parasites or giardia. She's not eating or drinking much but she is walking around. I put her back with her chickmates with the hope that they will encourage her to eat. It's helped a little. She's still passing very loose stool with blood in it so...

Hi all, Hoping you can help me. This morning I noticed bloody stool in the coop of my 12 week olds. I checked the little ladies and identified one of the easter eggers with a messy backside and a downward facing tail (Agnes). She's acting less sprightly than usual but still moving around slowly...

I'm in southern Connecticut and I let my 3 girls out for about an hour of supervised free in the afternoons. It's tough to stay out with them for much longer when it's cold and we have quite a few aerial predators in the area so I don't feel comfortable leaving them alone. In the spring/summer I...

Any update on Tina?

Thank you for the response! That's really helpful to hear. I will keep an eye on her behavior and watch for signs of depression in the coming weeks. Hopefully most of her feathers will be in within that time period. I decided to do this setup because she was too afraid to eat/drink, even with...

I'm in Connecticut and I have three hens, two of whom started their first molt in December. My one hen, Fran (jersey giant), is going through a particularly hard molt and a lot of her skin and pin feathers are exposed on her neck/chest and underside. This has led to the other two bullying...

My one year old barred rock, Barbara, has been off since mid-April and I’m not sure what to do. I've checked everyone for mites/lice, bumblefoot, sour/hard crop and other common ailments and they're all fine in that regard. The avian vets in CT are not seeing chickens because of avian flu (I...