One of my hens was acting lethargic yesterday. She was standing in the coop all fluffed up and had labored breathing. She would drink water but wouldn't eat and her poops were runny and yellow. Checked if she was egg bound but nothing. Separated her and this morning she had passed.
I decided...
She got off of it again for about 10 minutes so I decided to put it in the bator. It is rocking back and forth so that’s a good sign. If it did get shrink wrapped how would I know?
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My broody cochin recently became a momma to 6 chicks yesterday but there’s still one egg, completely viable, left to hatch. I think I put the egg under her a day or two after she started setting the first 6 (My mistake). Should I leave her be or take the lone egg to the incubator...
Pulled these out of my hens intestine that passed suddenly. Are these worms? If they are what kind? Will safeguard be good to treat these? It’s all I have on hand
I ended up opening her up to see if I can determine what happened and save my other hens. I pulled a few white strands from her intestines which I believe are worms. Can someone confirm this for me? Also she had a lot of fat on her as well
My 1 yr old white rock(dominant hen) suddenly started breathing heavy and acting lethargic out of nowhere. Her tail was down and her comb is very pale. She does not feel egg bound. I checked her feathers for mites. She was literally fine 10 minutes before this eating scratch and what not. One...