Recent content by KatefromOz

This is a bit of a mystery to me. We don't have any raccoons. This was my biggest chook so I'd be shocked if a rat got to her. Possibly an owl. We have foxes in the area and of course it could have been a stray dog but I'm not sure if that's a normal way of killing a chicken for them. She was on...

No we don't. We have possums.

I woke up this morning and one of my hens had been attacked and killed. One pile of feathers in the backyard, about 2 meters away another pile of feathers and a headless chook. I only have 3 chooks. She was the biggest one and honestly the one I thought would be likely to fight back. I am...

My husband just gave her a thorough check over. He said her crop felt fine, she didn't have any breathing difficulties, no bad smells, but he did notice a few mice/lice under her wing. We dusted all the girls with pestene as well as their laying box area. I will clean out the coop in the...

Thank you for that. I will check her crop first thing tomorrow. Physically she looks fine, her comb might be a little droopy but its still very red. Can't hear or see any breathing issues. I will give her crop a little massage and see if that helps her in any way. She seems to have perked up a...

Thank you so muchfor your advice. It's not overly hot today so I'm not sure if the heat is the issue or not, it's hard to tell. I will give her water though because she will definitely need it. I will get my husband to worm the girls when he gets home too. She came out of the laying box but...

Just went to check in her again and she is in the laying box. Will give her a little time up there and see what happens.

Hi, if anyone can help me it would be greatly appreciated. I got up this morning and one of my girls is just standing there. Not eating or drinking- she looks tired...almost like she is in a trance. I'm in Australia so its been hot here the past few weeks. She laid an egg on Wednesday but not...

Thank you both. I will have a look for some a daylily

Hi community, my beautiful RIR passed away over night. I am so sad, she was our oldest girl. We are going to bury her in our backyard and I'd like to plant a flower or plant to remember her. Any suggestions? I am not really the gardening type so I'm a bit lost. I think some sort of hardy flower...

Thanks for getting back to me. She is up in the coop just laying there. Head on the side. I can see her breathing but her eyes are closed. I gave her some pets and told her how thankful we are to have her and that she doesn't have to hold on anymore. I feel so awful but I'm home alone with a...

My poor girl is basically dead this morning. She can't even lift her head. What do I do in this situation? Keep trying to feed her water and some food or just leave her to die. I am so devastated right now.

Thank you. I have offered her some tuna but she wasn't interested. She's really looking bad now. Im so sad. My husband will he home soon and he said he will give her some natural yogurt in a syringe. She's had a little more electrolyte water but that's it. I'll try and get some livers when i can.

Have you checked her for mites/lice? Does she sound unwell when she breathes (any wrattling of her chest). Any other illness symptoms such as puffy eyes? What does her poop look like? Has she been wormed recently? These are always the things I start with if I have a chicken looking unwell.

My 3 year old RIR has been molting for about a month now. The past couple of days she has been looking lethargic and a bit slow. Yesterday her wattle and comb were so pale. I figured it was from molting but thought I better check her for mites too. Well she had mites, quite a few too. I...