Hello all! I have a 10-month-old Leghorn with a prolapsed vent. Last night I was able to help her expell a rubbery egg! What I've done so far:
* separated her from flock and placed her in quiet garage with low light;
* soaked her in epsom salt baths for 20 minutes 3 times;
* trimmed away...
This little girl has an impacted crop. I have given her coconut oil and massaged her crop multiple times. She is drinking water with olive oil. She pecked at some scrambled eggs today, and i actually made her a slurry of chick feed, water, raw egg, and olive oil. She's not real interested in...
We currently have 4 coops: 1 with 31 8-week-old Leghorns, 1 with 14- week-old lavenders, and 2 with a mix of 7 month - adults, including 4 roosters. We have been dealing with what might be marek's. I have yet to have that verified through lab testing, but many helpful people on this site have...
About 2 weeks ago, we noticed one of our pullets limping, but we couldn't figure out why. We couldn't feel any breaks or swelling, and we thought we would let her be. A couple of times, we saw her foot folded over, almost like she was walking in the back of her claw...I hope that makes sense. My...
We found our 1-year-old hen on the floor of the coop with a open wound possibly from being pecked at by the other hens Wednesday afternoon. She couldn't stand, and my husband didn't think she was going to make it. (Does the pecking really get that bad?? We have a young rooster that is a bit...
After watching and reading a ton of online info, I thought I should just ask for advice. Yesterday my husband noticed one of our 9- week-old chickens seemed lethargic. We separated her from the others and made her a mix of Immune Glow we had purchased from Tractor Supply. (Immune Glow - supports...