I have a hen who is a year old. I've noticed she has been trying to lay an egg for the past two weeks but nothing is coming out. She has been feeling ill for the past few days, she was less active. Today when I went outside she was sitting on the grass and away from everybody else. She isn't...
Good morning everyone. For the past few days one of my hens poop is green. Its not from grass either. My hens haven't been able to go outside for 2 full weeks because of the amount of snow there is outside. I never had any hen who's poop was green, when i did then it was from grass. I have 2...
Hey guys! I have a hen and she keeps standing on one leg. I'm not sure if she has an injury on her leg. When I take her out from her coop then she always goes under a bush and stands with one leg, or she sits. She is eating and drinking. Can somebody help me out?
Hey everyone! I have a golden laced Wyandotte and it seems like she is molting. She is only 6 months old and is already molting?! Her neck feathers are almost gone. I wanted to know if chickens can molt earlier than a year old?
Hi everyone. I have a cinnamon queen, and she has not been feeling too well for the past few days. She was sneezing and had a runny nose. After that she seemed a bit better. But today I went outside and her tail was down and she is just standing at one place. She has her mouth opened and is...
Hi guys! I have a Rhode island red hen who has laid about 7 shelless eggs. Today I went to tractor supply and got a bag of oyster shells, but my hen is not interested in them. I tried giving it plain, mixed in with food but she wouldn't eat it. Is there any way I can give it to her for her to...
Hey guys. a couple of weeks ago my Rhode island red hen, who is about 5 months old wasn't feeling well. Then after a day or two she laid a shell less egg! She even stopped laying normal eggs. I thought of egg peritonitis, because I had a hen before who had this and unfortunately passed away...
Hello everyone. Today when I went outside, then i noticed my hen was staying at one spot, and she wasn't active at all. She is a black austorlorp, turning 1 in a few days. I tried giving her water but she didn't drink or eat. Does anybody know what I can do. Earlier today she went inside the...
Hello everyone. I really need help. I am super scared. I had a rhode island before and she layed a eggless egg and sadly passed. I have another rhode island red hen and she layed a eggless egg right in front of me. For the past few days I have noticed she was a little slow in walking. She would...
my rooster pooped out blood a couple of days ago. I searched it up, and he has coccidiosis. So i brought a amprolium liquid from tractor supply. I added it into their water, but my rooster is not drinking the water. I had to force him to drink it, but he is drinking very very little. He has his...
For a couple of days i have noticed that some of my chickens poop had some blood. I am very worried for them. I went online and searched it up, and it says that its coccidiosis. I searched up a treatment for it and you are suppose to give them Corid 20% amprolium soluble powder. I want to know...
Hi everyone. I have a little issue. I have a 3 month old rooster, and 2, 10 month old hens. The problem is that they never become friends. My rooster will start attacking my hens, and my hens would start attacking the rooster. I also have 3 month old little pullets that came with the rooster...
I have 14 hens and 1 rooster. 2 hens are 9 months so old, and the other 12 are 3 months old, so is the rooster. I need to know if my rooster can eat egg laying feed Because soon my 12 pulley app will start to lay. My rooster does sometimes eat my 2 hens feed. I have read somewhere to not give...
I have 13, 2 month old chickens. One of my Rhode Island red is always uninsulated with the others. I mean that when ever my other chickens are playing or running around then my Rhode island red is always behind. I always have to pick her up and put her with the others. Does anybody know the...
I have 2 hens and one of them was breeding through her mouth for the past 2 days. Today I was holding my hen and she was sleeping in my hands but I kept hearing her breath loudly and she was breathing through her mouth. Then after words there were some 'boogers' coming out of her nose it was...
I have 7 hybrids 1 month and 3 weeks old chickens. 3 cinnamon queens, one Amberlink cock, and 3 other that I'm guessing cinnamon queens because they have a caramel look to them. I really need to know how long hybrids last for and if they are good chickens since I have hybrids. I am getting very...
I have 2 egg laying hens and 13 baby chicks. My baby chicks eat Purina medicated chick starter. My 2 hens LOVE the Purina feed. Is it ok if I eat the eggs of my hens when they eat the medicated chick starter? I know that if the feed contains Amprolium then the eggs are fine to eat?
I have 2 egg laying hens and 13 baby chicks. My baby chicks eat Purina medicated chick starter. My 2 hens LOVE the Purina feed. Is it ok if I eat the eggs of my hens when they eat the medicated chick starter? I know that if the feed contains Amprolium then the eggs are fine to eat?
I have a broody hen and today I've noticed that her Tail is down. She is moving and seems fine. She did take a dust bath. I'm not sure if this is part of broodiness. I just lost a hen a few weeks ago and I really don't wan't anything to happen to her. She is a black Australorp 8-9 months old...