Just to let you know Junior passed away - He gave up eating and drinking. I'm monitoring the rest of the chickens but, all appears to be ok. So my be some genetic defect rather than a disease.
Thanks for the fast response.
He can stand but doesn't really move (Like a Zombie). Walking is slow but seems coordinated. His poo looks okay. I have no added any new birds for many months and all chickens are from the hens and I incubate these, so I dont see how any disease has come into the...
Hello everyone, I'm fairly new to keeping chickens - 3 years or so. I have increased the population from 3 to 30. They are all mixed breeds and have a 15 acre farm to roam around. Initially I was going to use the chickens for food, but i ended up giving them all names and now, well I have a lot...
I have a rooster (Transylvanian mix) around 1 years old. Has been healthy till 2 days ago. Now he is not moving much, his wings are down and he is hunched up a lot, often when I check on him he is on his side lying down. No other birds are affected. He has not lost weight, his eyes are orange -...