Yikes. That's blood curdling. I suppose that's possible. I have cameras in the coop, in the nest box, under the coop, in the run, and all around the area outside the run. There's always a hen or two in the boxes so I cannot see under them. I suspect if a snake did manage to get in, the...
I've had a similar experience last year and found dozens of eggs - and evidence of many eaten ones. However, they've been locked up most of the time since this started.
These eggs are absolutely, positively less than 24 hours old. There is zero chance it's older as we remove the 4 or 5 eggs daily. That's the confounding thing. How are they so advanced in their development in such a short amount of time.
Is it possible they're incubating INSIDE the hens...
About 8 weeks ago, I noticed a pretty dramatic decrease in eggs (from 12-18/day to 4-6 per day) from my 20+ hens. The hens are anywhere from 1 to 3 years old. I have 8 roosters.
We're using a locally provided non-GMO layer pellet feed (Homestead Feed).
We've been using this feed...
Sounds like you got lucky. We ordered 32 American Bresse. Two died in the first 24 hours. It's been about 10 days, and we've lost 6 more. One had a wildly deformed leg. Those that died failed to thrive, but now even the normal sized ones are becoming lethargic. Treating for coccidia with...
Just a quick update...
None that are visible upon inspection
She is eating and drinking fine.
None that we can feel. In fact the crop was almost empty by this evening (we withheld food for the day).
It's all we had at the moment. We did give her a dose of fenbendazole for worms - I...
Less noisy but a couple of sneezes. And more gurgling than squeaking...
We put medicated chick starter in her tote last night (I didn't know wife and kids did so until this am). Crop is about half full.
Thank you both for the replies. She's only leaking from her butt (nothing orally). Mainly water but some solid. Happens both when she does it purposefully or if she flaps her wings, and drips even when holding her. It's clear to brownish tint - so nothing really abnormal in color or...
That's actually how I found this thread. I just posted my own under the sub forum and after doing so, this thread was recommended. Mine is here... https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/video-croupy-raspy-snory-breathing-in-one-of-my-hens.1579744/
Went by coop tonight and heard what sounded like squeak toy. When I found her, and went to pick her up, she squirt out almost entirely liquid. Her crow is muffled, and her breathing is like in the video. As I was holding her, she was dripping out her rear.
She has an appetite, and no other...
Thanks for the link. I'm in TN. I called UT Knoxville, which is only about 2 hrs from me. Their necropsy dept says it's a $240 fee for a single chicken. I was hoping, given the seriousness of communicable illnesses, that maybe it would have been subsidized, but at this price, I'm going to...