I just got this hen on Monday and during transport it got poop built up on its butt. I have seen this before and it never lead to anything so I was keeping an eye on it. Yesterday I noticed something that seemed bulbous and bright red so I started to worry. I gave her a warm soak and sprayed...
We currently have one barred rock hen and one Americana rooster (bother about 3 years old). I want to add more hens because one hen for my rooster to mate is taking a toll on her. Any recommendations on how to do this? I don’t need many hens, just enough to balance out the mating so if it is...
We currently only have one hen and one rooster (slowly lost the rest of the flock over time and lost our 1 of 2 hens yesterday). Our only remaining hen is broody and sitting on eggs that we plan to have her hatch. In the meantime, my rooster is alone. Do i need to get more hens for him or will...
I have a hen who is definitely sick with something. She has been lethargic for a day or two now and yesterday she was just laying on the ground in the coop (our chickens free range). I went and got her and she some poop stuck to her feathers around her bum so I gave her an epsom soak for about...