Hi everyone,
I just wanted to update on the results of the necropsy. The University of Minnesota found that Little Girl had Marek's disease. I highly suspected this was the case, unfortunately. I also suspect that that was why our other chicken passed away so suddenly. I am hoping this...
Hi Barbara,
Thanks for the support. I will be bringing her in to the University of Minnesota for the necropsy. I will be sure to update everyone on the results.
Thanks for the support. It's difficult to think about trying to start another flock in the spring because our two chickens passed away so quickly and unexpectedly. :( There's so much to learn about taking care of chickens and quite frankly, I feel like an unfit mother.. I am praying the next...
Hi everyone,
Thanks for your helpful advice. Unfortunately, our chicken passed away this afternoon while I was away at work. We are hoping to bring her in to have a necropsy completed to potentially see what the issue was. We bought the chickens from the same breeder as some friends and they...
Hi everyone,
My husband and I became first-time chicken owners in June. We lost one of our chickens about 3 weeks after we got her- one morning she was unable to stand on her legs and flapped her wings to slightly move around. We separated her and brought her in the garage for 3 weeks but she...
Hi everyone,
My husband and I just became chickens owners this past Saturday. The two chickens are incredibly friendly and sweet. I was holding one of the chickens when I noticed that there were very tiny black bugs crawling on my arm after I put her down. Both of the chickens have not been...