I'm not suppose to have chickens either, but I do. I've got 9 now, all hens. I put up a lattace fence around their chicken coop, so they can't be seen. They get a good piece of the yard to scratch in. In the winter I move it all to the garage, since I live in snow country. So far, so good...
Yes, this is the only hen that is sick. But I got her from a breeder. My others came from my feed store as chicks last yr. I recently got two bantams from a poultry show
in Nov. I medicated all my chickens at that time. It was then that I noticed my Marin having trouble.
I just bought the...
Thanks everyone for your thoughts. I thought it might be Mericks, but I thought she would have died sooner. She isn't swollen anywhere and does eat and drink. But I think I will try
Vits. They all ,I have 7 hens, get a fresh salad everyday and whole wheat bread in the evening.
I have a yearold Marrin Chicken that can't stand anymore. It's been going on for a couple weeks now, first starting with a wing helping to keeping her balance, that's when I thought she had a broken leg. But it's progressed to not being able to stand. She is eating and drinking. She is...
Hi, My name is Ruth and I have a chicken that I thought had a broken leg and wing too! It's been a couple weeks since this started. I don't know what's the matter with her!
But now she can't walk and is gettin thin. She still eats and I've separated her from the rest. Has anyone had this...