Recent content by mtnchickie79

Thank y'all so much! That is such a relief! I brought her in this evening to help keep her warm, and have been giving her some extra TLC. We have no human kiddos, so my critters get all the babying. Have a blessed weekend!

Here are a couple pics of my poor girl....

I checked for bumble foot yesterday, and the bottoms of her feet look fine. It's definitely possible that she's been pecked in the head. I'll go check her breastbone, and take a photo of her & try to post it. Thinking of putting her in the house with us tonight where it's warm. It's been in the...

Hey fellow chicken lovers! I have a black Australorp hen, 19 months old, hand raised by me & my husband, fully vaccinated as a 2 day old chick. She is one of 14 hens, most of which are molting right now. She looks the worst, with a lot of feather loss, including around her head. Her comb is...

Reading your post is heartbreaking, and unfortunately, my husband and I have experienced this first hand about a week ago when a stray dog killed 7 of our 9 chickens. Every situation is different, and we are beginners, as well. Our two survivors were in shock for the first couple of days. One of...