Thank you everyone for your advice. Vent is clear, poop looks normal. Eating and drinking. Gobbled a scrambled egg this evening. Maybe it’s just the bumble foot. Idk I appreciate you trying to help me!
Yes pooping and looks normal. Vent clear.
Why is my chicken squatted and waddling? It is a rooster so not egg bound. I have been soaking in epsom salts. Thought maybe bumble foot but not sure. What else could it be?
We have lost many to predators as well. Our biggest issue: raccoons. We have fox and coyote as well. It’s a constant battle as our guineas free range in the summer and even though most come home at night to roost in the pen/hutches, there are the few that set up home in the surrounding high...
Anyone have a resolution for hens perching on watering cans and pooping in the water? I have been using the galvanized watering containers through the winter but they roost on them and the drinking trough is constantly needing cleaned out. Suggestions appreciated!