Dont know what to suspect as we are new to this. Maybe its an infection, vent gleet, prolapse ... She is eating, drinking and acting normal. She has discharge from her vent and it looks inflamed. We gave he a bath with epsome salt and tried to clean with a little dawn.
I suspect my buff chicken is egg bound. I gave her a bath with Epsom salt for 30 minutes, and used petroleum jelly. Am I supposed to let her try to work the egg out by herself after that or should I be doing another kind of intervention?
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
Yes I'm a newbie to chickens, although farming is my blood. Acquired 3 mos ago.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
4
(3) What breeds do you have?
buffs
(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens...