I have the vet and am prepared to use him! He handles poultry and put down a previous hen who broke her leg. I have considered buying one of those things that help you break the neck but can’t imagine doing it myself to one of my own chicks. Have no fear, I will not let her suffer. I have...
Hey thank you! I’m all my reading this is the first I’ve heard of internal laying. It kinda coincides with what my instinctive feeling was when I saw how red and swollen she was. she’s definitely better so I will continue with the baths etc and hope she pulls through but now you have mentioned...
Pinky started puffing up and her vent was dirty. Her abdomen also became very red, swollen and hard. I checked for an egg inside but couldn’t feel one although she was swollen very tight. She hasn’t been laying for a good few months now although she’s only about two. Her comb is still red and...
Hi I am in Wales, UK and have three lovely warrens. I got them for the eggs and have stayed for the personalities.
I keep them in an Omlet Egglu with a 2m run attached but during the day they come out and roam around my enclosed garden. Because they’re all red I named them Scarlett, Ginger and...