Thanks for the reply. They are 3 YO, possibly one is 5 YO (but pretty sure not). I did have one soft shell about 3 months ago, but just one, and nothing since. I don't really know who's laying in my flock - other than the Americanas - but I get around 6 eggs a day from 8 3YO and 2 5YO, so...
I don't have a YT account, but here's a link to a couple vids and a pic of the poop on Photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/fBG1o4pDEXoWgYuQ8.
One girl now seems pretty much 100% normal, and the other is much better. The poop also is almost normal, though runny. Not really yellow at all, more...
Thanks for the reply! I hadn't fully joined last night so I thought this post hadn't actually posted - unfortunately I posted another one a few minutes ago before I saw this, I'll try to delete that.
I'll try to get video shortly. I still have them confined to a crate for now, until I get a...
I have two Buff Orps exhibiting the above behavior. I first noticed it yesterday afternoon. They aren't terrible, getting around alright overall, but definitely not right. They do a lot of putting their tails down and more or less falling on their butts. I've seen both have fairly explosive...
Hi. I've been raising chickens for over a decade on Colorado's Western Slope. Currently I have a flock of 10 2.5 YO's, and five pullets. And a rooster, of course! My biggest issues are predators: coyotes, bears and goshawks. I've lost 3 to bears and goshawks this spring, but have finally fully...
So just this afternoon I noticed two of my Buff Orpingtons with the symptoms in the title. They can walk reasonably well, but frequently stagger, and occasionally "sit down" or fall over. Both also have runny yellow poop - almost entirely liquid and borderline explosive. Nothing showing around...