Recent content by bibzybean

thank you. I will definitely keep that method in mind, it seems easiest and quickest for both parties. If she doesn't die today of natural causes I think we will take her to the vet to be put down because I'm not quite ready to do the deed myself and I hate to see her suffer.

One of our hens has been very ill lately and the vet suspected she has cancer. We thought she was definitely going to pass a few days ago, but she is still alive today - she keeps improving and then declining again. None of us are prepared to do the classic method of putting down a chicken. We...

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it is hot and they are drinking a lot, but it is only her that is excreting like this. We don't feed them many extra supplements but I'll look into it.

So a few months ago one of our rescue chickens got your typical diarrhoea. All of her other behaviours were normal - laying eggs fine, eating, drinking, socialising etc. - so we had hoped it would sort itself out. We did try a few antibiotics at the beginning I think, but they didn't seem to...

Thank you, will do.

We rescued some chickens a couple of months ago from an egg farm. One of them has always been particularly bullied - she has a bare back and bottom and is constantly pecked at. She also HATES us - we have had chickens that don't like being picked up before, but she is on another level. She runs...

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Thank you! I will look into increasing her protein and seeing if it is more herself or her sisters plucking her feathers

that looks lovely! do you have the link to the product or the shop?

We recently rescued some egg farm hens, one of which was totally bald on the back. After they settled in and moulted, the feathers started to grow back, but it wasn't long before the rest of the girls started plucking at the bald one again, and now she looks just as bald as ever. I am looking...

She feels quite light but it doesn't seem like shes lost any weight since we got her. She looks healthy on the outside, a decent size, and she seems to be standing and moving around just fine.

I will send photos when possible - her crop seems normal, haven't noticed any kind of smell. She is a few months old and was recently rescued from a commercial egg farm.

CONTEXT: recently 2 of our chickens died, leaving one hen, so we rescued 3 more chickens to keep her company. The 3 new girls have been settling in okay, aside from being bullied by the old hen, which we are trying to work on. They are not all laying yet - maybe one or two of them, but we are...

I have had mixed results with a mirror before, she was a bit freaked out the last time but maybe I will give it a go. Thanks!