My hen's partner died recently and need to find a couple of adult hens. Any idea where?
And is it safe to have them mailed? I would think that would be horrible.
Thanks for your help.
I need all the info I can get about backyard chickening. They are family so I want to treat them well. This is an excellent source of information.
Any thoughts of what to do with those lovely feathers?
Regarding red mites. We treated the coop and the chickens with spray. I also washed the anemic...
I appreciate everyone's kind words and support.
Since Becky died, both Alica and Vera stopped laying. Alice has been brooding 3 weeks. Maybe I should have shown them Becky's dead body.
It was helpful to read...
Wow! Thanks everyone for your good wishes. I IS so heartbreaking to lose a feathered friend. We only have two poultry drs in the area and I was lucky to find one that came to the house the next morning. That's the first time I heard of Merek's Disease. He smiled knowingly when I said I got Pecky...
Did you look into Merek's Disease? You should separate your chicken from the rest of the flock now. And have an expert take a look at her. If she dies, have a necropsy done.
https://www.merckvetmanual.com/poultry/neoplasms/marek-s-disease-in-poultry
Hello All!
I'm Catherine and I have two hens, Alice and Vera. I lost my other, Becky, two days ago to ovarian cancer. I'm looking forward to reading and sharing chicken info with others on this site. Please let me know if you're from southern OC.