Good Morning, I hope everyone is staying well. We have a 2 1/2 year old hen not acting right. Her belly seems warm and swollen and she just stands there with her head tucked in her chest and seems like her eyes are closing. Her comb is limp and a little shrunken and looks like shes breathing...
Good afternoon, I hope all is well. My three Rhode Island red chickens were laying perfectly for about 13 months. They suddenly slowed and then stopped. From what I understand this is all that they do lay. Suddenly one started laying again which I am very happy about. I don’t know why. Any...
Hello! I have a question please. My RIR chicken seems to have something wrong with her toes/knuckle. The middle toe has very prominent knuckles on both feet and the middle nail is actually curving inward . I’m not sure if the nail is causing the problem within the toe or the problem with the...
Hello! I will try to post a picture today but it’s pretty stormy out. Yes I would say it’s a tad bit lighter than Egg yolk color. Definitely is a yellowish color
Hello,
I have a two-year-old RIR that lately has a messy butt so I took her in the house to clean her back end and once her feathers were wet, noticed her abdomen was yellow. Are they all this color or can she have liver problems and jaundice? She’s eating, drinking and acting normal. Not...
Thank you! I didn’t see any watery discharge, but the vents on all my chickens pulsate so I’m not sure which one is doing the shell-filled poops. I guess I need to watch them individually when they poop and treat them.
Hello Everyone!
Today I noticed something pretty disturbing. One of my Rhode Island Red hens poop looked pink. When I examined it, there were eggshells in the poop. Does this mean there is an egg stuck in there somewhere, or is she eating the eggs? I give them crushed oyster shells as a...
Very interesting! Thank you, I’m going to freeze block of ice now and order sav a chick..we are supposed to get 100 degrees Saturday and I’m worried.
I didn’t know egg production can sometimes drop due to stress or extreme heat also.