I have 6 hens and one rooster. None of the others are having symptoms. They are 6mos old and she hasn't laid an egg since I've brought her indoors. Poop is normal. I lift her (kinda like physical therapy?) and she puts weight on her right leg but not the left. Was thinking maybe the rooster's...
I'm nursing/culling a hen who seems to be paralyzed in one leg. It's been a few days. Have her in the house. She poops. She eats and drinks and seems to be the picture of health except for bein lame. She likes to lay in my lap. A few minutes ago she shook her head and opened her beak wide as if...
Our hens are pecking at our roo's feet also. He's feather footed. We culled him within sight of the hens and he stops bleeding, then at night he goes in the coop to sleep with the hens. The next day he's nailing hens and they eat etc then at some point the girls bloody his feet again. We've been...
Our hens are pecking at our roo's feet also. He's feather footed. At first it looked like he was bleeding because they pulled the feathers out. We culled him within sight and he stops bleeding, then at night he goes to sleep with the hens. The next day he's nailing hens and they eat etc then at...
Our hens are pecking at our roo's feet also. We culled him within sight and he stops bleeding, then at night he goes to sleep with the hens. The next day he's nailing hens and they eat etc then at some point the girls bloody his feet again. We've been going through this for a week now. Only...
I have 6 hens and 1 rooster. And they act like they're starving to death everytime I feed them. I feed them 2 cups of layer feed with 1 teaspoon of garlic powder and 1 teaspoon of food grade DE mixed in in the morning. EveningS I feed them 2 cups of just the feed. And once a week I add 1...
Hi ya'll. So I ended up with all girls and wanted a rooster. I'm very new at the while chicken thing. So many people stepped up and offered me roosters! We were fortunate to live near Ugly Foot and she gifted us with this handsome fellow. We've named him "Oliver" (Twist). The girls are bein...