Hi Wyorp Rock, thank you for the reply!
She seems to be making the noise when when she's somewhat at ease. When I approach or something is going on, she doesn't, but as soon as she's settled down a bit she's at it again.
Luckily she is still eating and slowly walking about.
I'll add poultry...
Hi all.
That same hen has gone worse. Here's where we're at:
- She's being very lethargic (she's hiding in bushes)
- panting
- her comb is really dark-colored
- started caughing (or what I assume is coughing; see video).
- I don't know if she's having diarrhoea as she's out and about, but I...
Hi BantamLover21
Thank you very much for your reply! We'll leave them a bit, and keep treating the mites. We won't be getting another rooster any time soon until the mite problem is solved and the hens are recovered. We'll consider keeping more hens if my parents would look into getting another...
[UPDATE MAY 21 BELOW, PLEASE HELP: Hen is going south]
Hi All.
I'm having a little mystery at home, and I was hoping to maybe get some answers on this website. My parents have 5 laying chickens and had one rooster (all of the Malines breed).
Yesterday, we found our rooster dead in the coop. A...