I am not sure what that could be. I would say fowl pox, since she is lethargic with that random black spot, but a bad case of fowl pox should have more spots. Has she had any loss of appetite or weight loss? Is your chicken at all an old age?
So I have a buff orphington chicken that has recently become broody. She is even being broody with no eggs. She has started to pull out her stomach and chest feathers, and I fear she may get too cold at night. I am in NH, and it is gets to about -5 degrees fahrenheit at night. I have a 100 watt...
It could be coccidiosis. Chickens with this disease will often act cold, and listless. Is she eating and drinking? Have you noticed any blood or mucus in the feces? Diarrhea? If she isn't eating or drinking, and there is something in the feces, then it is probably coccidiosis. Though it is easy...
I have heard of people seeing their hens in shock after mating, then they die, and I don't understand that, but roosters can bore deeeep gashes into hens' sides that can kill them. Roosters are often brutal while mating and sometimes don't care for the hens health. They just want to have as...
I am not sure if that happens to be the salve, but if it isn't the salve in the picture (that big bulb coming out of the leg), the cut looks infected. If you have some antibiotic cream, put that on it, and wrap it in a bandage. I would bring him to the vet, because it seems serious if he isn't...
To make sure a fox doesn't dig under the fence, you could dig a trench under the fence and maybe put some wood, fencing, or something else (Idk what you would put under it tbh) to put in the trench so when if the fox tries to dig under the fence, they'll hit the barrier and can't get in.
If you would like to, to keep your duck safe at night, you could do something a little similar to a chicken coop. A small little shed/coop that you could put your duck in at night and close the door just to make sure to predators can get to him. I don't know if people do this with ducks, i've...
Wow. I have never heard of this before. My best guess is that since it is becoming fall, and the days start to get shorter, that could be the reason your hen isn't laying. Hens usually stop laying in the winter. But it is weird to stop laying this soon. Have you recently changed their diet? That...