New Castle, Indiana. I have a wonderful, gorgeous flock of chickens, turkeys and guineas. My Aracuanas are favorites- outside of the gorgeous cross-bred roosters -unusual with characteristics of Aracuanas, barred rock, australorp, sex-link, rhode island red , and buff orphingtons. I also have...
I've not lost any chickens for years and, now, in the last week I've lost two - one was an Aracuana hen and the other was a black sex-link. Each had no wounds or any apparent cause of death -they were just dead. Both were on their sides and their legs looked like they were running -one forward...
My tom has developed a twisted neck -to one side and almost an S shape. I think he's going to die. Today he won't eat -was eating fine yesterday. Has anyone else seen this problem and any suggestions?