I just got 6 chicks from TS yesterday. I have raised lots of chicks, but we typically hatch our own or order from hatcheries. 5 of the chicks are doing well and are lively, but one is small, lethargic and has a terrible smelling bottom. I wiped off a bit of pasty butt from it, but I have never...
Lately I have been itchy after picking up my chickens. I do not see lice or mites on them, but in the last couple of weeks when I pick my girls up I get raised bumps that itch like crazy. It is very similar to a chigger bite. Any ideas what this can be and how I can treat my chickens, coop, and...
My hen has looked like this for about 2 weeks now. I have tried an oral epsom salt drench, bathing her, anti-fungal cream, today I treated the whole flock with molasses water, and tomorrow I will give them probiotics. I have pushed back in what appears to be a prolapse more than once. She has...
Can anyone tell me what this weed is? It grows on the ground in the spring here in the south and is gone when the weather gets hot. My chickens LOVE this weed and I am wondering what it is. Thanks!
I lucked into about 9 or 10 of these old chick fountains. Can someone tell me approx what year these were popular? They came from an old barn that had lots of other jars from the 1970s in it so I am thinking approx from the 1970s? What do you all think? Most say Cool Water Fountain on the...
Well, my fave hen seems to be doing much better. Her feathers by her vent are still little dirty, but she has no odor and is not leaking anything out of her vent. She is also no longer prolapsed which is a good thing! She just needs to retire completely from the egg laying business and just...
The odor did not seem to be there this morning, but she was "dripping" poop. She still seems to be trying to push something out and her feathers are messy again. I will read up on gleet since I am not familiar with it.
I just cleaned her up and pulled this out of her. It is a soft shell of a collapsed egg. Only a small portion of it was a little calcified. It seemed to be stuck to the wall of her vent. I had to peel it off, but as soon as it came out and she decided it was out for sure she seemed to go back up...
Can someone tell me if this is a prolapsed vent? This is my favorite hen and lately she has not been laying very often. When she does her eggshells are very thin and the whites of the egg are very gelatinous. Today she is very messy in her bottom area and seemed to have a mucous part and...
I am looking for a home for my favorite young roo. He is gorgeous and very docile. He lets us pick him up and he is not agressive, but he does come to the hen's rescue if need be. He is about 6 months old and needs a flock of his own. He has not started crowing yet so unsure what he will sound...