Good morning,
So, I think I now know what the problem has been. I believe she has an impacted crop which seems odd, because she is a free ranging bird, with a feeder in her coop with a mix of laying pellets and laying crumble.
When she first became ill, I noticed the right side of her...
Yes, Fontaine, thank you. Though I am a newbie to chicken raising, I am aware not to "shoot" it down their throats. I put it at the tip of the beak once I have opened her beak and drop some at the tip of her tongue. And Eggcessive, her poops are white and with some brown solid matter, but yes...
She was eating this morning and much more alert. Put her outside with the rest of the girls with some scratch. She was right there with them eating. They headed out foraging and Cagney stayed on the fringes, but no foraging and now once again fluffed and her wings low. The other girls were...
Good morning all,
I have a flock of 5 hens; 2 Copper Marans (8 months), 1 Americauna (about 4 yrs) and 2 Golden Sebrights (about 5 years). The one I am concerned about is my Cagney the Golden Sebright. She kind of marches to her own drum but still hangs out with the flock. At night, instead...
Hi Folks,
My husband caught a raccoon running off with a hen last night just as we were locking the coop. She survived and has an abrasion on her back. She survived the night, but is still a bit shocky. He has cleaned the wound and dressed it. Got some electrolyte chick water in her. What...
Hi there,
Still pretty new at this chicken raising thing! I have an "established" flock, with an Americauna who is about 3 yrs old (Dot) and two golden sebrights (about 4 years old). (Cagney and Lacey). All are very docile, friendly, come when called. Dot and Cagney are still very nice...
Good morning All,
I am a new chick raiser. My son started us raising chickens about 8 years ago. He has since flown the coop and for the first time, I am raising chicks. I have 3- 2 week old chicks: 2 Black Copper Marans and an Easter egger. The Easter egger is the smallest of my little...