Thank you for the information and nice thoughts. Farrah took a turn for the worse last night :hit I had to go the work and when I got home my DH said she passed away. I am pretty sure he just could not stand to see her suffer for another night. He did look to see what the problem was and told me...
My 2 year old Orpington hen is very off balance, has a wide squatty stance. mostly she just wanst to sit
none of my other chickens have shown any signs of being sick.
she has not laid eggs in weeks. I am embarrassed to say I am not sure how long exactly
2 week ago she stopped roosting and...
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maybe I have waited to long and made it more difficult on myself. It just freaks me out when they fuss at each other let alone fight. I did think twice about letting that hen in but she was the only one interested. Now I know why. I will have to ask for my DH's help. he is braver than I am.
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I have a rooster and 5 adult hens that free range all day.
The coop is large and has a door to the run as well as out to my 3 acres
The large run has a door to the property as well.
Normally they access the property and the coop through the run and I leave the run door open so the chickens...
I took off work at noon today and got some probiotic & electrolytes for her water. Moved her to a large cage in the garage. Her crop is still full and when I touch it it is soft and it gurgles.But I do not smell anything sour. She will drink if the water is right in front of her. I put it at her...
Well I think her crop is still full of water and I guess squishy is the right description. She is still standing but does not want to come out of the cage. I don't think I smell anything sour but not entirely sure. She has been molting and I don't think she is laying right now. I will go check...