We noticed this hen limping and brought her in for observation. Her leg appears to be a little bowed out.
Any ideas as to what could be wrong? Or how to help?
We have her separated and are trying to get her to rest.
Thank You!
so this hen recently got picked on and lost most of her tail feathers. Our other hens are molting, but we think that she looks a lot worse. Any ideas on how to tell if she’s sick?
We went out this evening to close up the coop for the night and found one of our 10 month old Plymouth hens face down, dead. I was out interacting with and playing with the chickens around 3pm so this happened within the last 7 hours. All chickens have been acting normally.
I checked for the...
Hello chicken friends!! My chickens are approx 14 weeks old. I thought that I got all females of the following breeds....golden laced Wyandotte, australorp, Americana, and Dominique. However, I’m not sure if our beloved “butt cheek” is any of those breeds or even female. Of course, this is the...
Hi there! I had the exact same issue with one of my easter eggers! After about 14 hours of having her, she was laying flat on her stomach looking pretty dead, not eating or drinking. No pasty butt, brooder was the right temp, she was the only one who was struggling!
This might sound a little...
Hi there! I had the exact same issue with one of my easter eggers! After about 14 hours of having her, she was laying flat on her stomach looking pretty dead, not eating or drinking. No pasty butt, brooder was the right temp, she was the only one who was struggling!
This might sound a little...
Hi there! I had the exact same issue with one of my easter eggers! After about 14 hours of having her, she was laying flat on her stomach looking pretty dead, not eating or drinking. No pasty butt, brooder was the right temp, she was the only one who was struggling!
This might sound a little...
I'm so happy to say that the little one made it and is thriving! The other chicks are about twice the size of little "sickie" (named by our 6 yr old), but they actually all protect her! Very happy with how the situation turned out!