Recent content by fiddlinghen

After re-checking her, and asking sibling who was the rescue-er during the raccoon raid, I found out she was one that had been dragged into the woods, but escaped. I looked and found bruising on her abdomen, and the new theory is that she might have internal injuries. We are giving her some time...

Thank you! I had considered Coccidosis, (we had it come through a few years ago. It was horrible.) but the lack of bloody stool had thrown me for a loop. I will see what I can do. I have her inside right now (she is sitting on my lap, actually.) and she is warm. I have been watering her, so she...

Oh, she is nearly 2 years old. I don't know if that helps or not.

Hello! I am really concerned for my Australorp hen: she started acting a bit unusual, and I chalked it up to the coop being scared by a raccoon one night. But the day afterwards, she stopped eating, moving around (she had all her feathers ruffled up, and sat in the corner with her head drooping...

Hello everyone! I'm Fiddlinghen. My favorite breed of chickens, so far, are Australorps. Though I have owned Rhode Island Reds, Buff Orpingtons, Sex-Links, and Plymouth Rocks. I decided to join BYC because I have used it as a resource in the past, plus I really enjoy reading everyone's posts...