Hello, all!
My tame 2 year old hen, B-bird, has developed some sort of hardened lump in her back end. I have soaked her in warm water and probed the vent to see if it is a bound egg. The lump is above when I insert my finger, not in the tract. I have tried gently massaging it down, but there...
They are getting L&K layer crumbles, cracked corn, sunflower seeds, and oyster shells, not to mention kitchen scraps and whatever they find in the yard when it is not snow-covered. The two barred rocks in question have had their bare behinds since late summer. All the other BR's their age have...
I have two Barred Rocks who started molting with the others their age, but never finished. They've got that bare-bottom issue. A lady with a lot more experience than me suggested giving them suet. I haven't seen any results yet.