My hen got thrown in the coop by my dad yesterday after a long chase around the pasture. Today I found her laying on the coop floor. She is leaning on one side, has an injured leg pointing outwardly and when she tries to move she pulls her leg in and tried to walk on it but her foot remains...
when my roo's daughter pullets grow up, it it weird for him to breed them? will the chicks be defected? should i get a new rooster for every time a new generetion is incorporated into the flock? thanks
today i went out to watch my chickens range, after a minute, my golden sex link hen started leaning her head forward, then up, and opening her beak as wide as she could while making no noise. is she sick? im sure shes a hen, and has been laying eggs for over a year now, ive never seen her do...
i know its hard to tell with silkies, especially since its only 8 months old, i have no clue, but ive seen it get mounted by my rooster, still, i know this could just be like a dominance thing.
i noticed it a couple of days ago but she may have had it for a while. she also has a small, barely noticeable limp. as i held her like in the pictures, i also noticed she kept the hurt leg outstretched, this may have been just from the way i was holding her? thanks for your thoughts!
i noticed her foot/leg being black and swollen like this a few days ago, but i think its been this way for a while. she also has a small, barely noticeable limp. thanks for your thoughts!
i noticed the swelling and blackness today, but i think she may have had it for a while, i simply havent taken note of it. she has a small limp but nothing you could recognize without watching her walk around for awhile, thanks
i noticed it today but i think she may have had it for a while, no super noticable limp but a small one.
any ideas on what it might be or cures? thanks
i think its a red cochin bantam, but not sure, no crowing so far, but no eggs. havent seen it doing any mounting either its a little damp in spots from rain
anybody know what breed they are??#1, im thinking shes a new hampshire red?
#2 australorp maybe?
#3, hes a bantam cochin almost sure, but partridge?
#4, bantam cochin also, red maybe? not sure if this one is a roo or hen?
the cochins are a little wet from rain, but...