After talking to my extention office they said they were unsure but could be from straw puncturing the gizzard. After cutting it open, I inspected the gizzard and didnt find anything weird but on the lower neck where the gizzard is located, the area if skin under the feathers was a dark purple...
Just this week i have had a chicken and a chick die. The chicken was 1yr 2 months, the chick was only 3 months old. Last night when i went to lock up the chickens, i noticed the hen sitting in her nesting box and had her head resting on the ledge. I woke her up and she seemed fine just sleepy...
This year's weather has been quite crazy! We first had an extended winter and very cold temps (hens had to be cooped up for 1-2 months longer than normal). Now we have had excessive amounts of moisture, and when I say excessive I mean excessive. We have had so much moisture no crops could be...
I have watch and have not noticed any pecking from the others. Today i treated for lice and mites with sevin so hope that works! Thanks! I think i will try spraying blu-kote on the wound today till the feed store opens tomorrow.
What caused this!! how should i treat it!? could this be from a virus or parasite? the hen is a year old but i have 7 week old chicks and one almost has no feathers on its back. It is very wet her now if that could have anything to do with it. I did spread some sevin around today. Please help me!
I entered into this because I am experiencing a problem, two of my chick that are 6 weeks old. I have noticed that two of the chicks have almost no feathers under their wings!? Why is this!?