Great!! Thanks all :) I'm pretty certain you're right that they are golden campines. I'm just getting back into having chickens and in a completely different climate - i'm finding totally different breeds in my region, that have different needs.
thanks for your response. I called the vet on my way home from work and was unable to even find someone who would treat her. unfortunately, I was not fast enough in finding a treatment as she was dead by the time I got there :(
Cedar shavings being bad for them is certainly news to me - the...
In a matter of days, my perfectly healthy chicken went from laying happily to sitting on the bottom of her coop, breathing slowly & heavily. She has deteriorated quickly over the last 48 hours, but is still eating and drinking when I put food in front of her. She does not stand up and barely...