Refer to video. Any clue what might be causing this? She’s eating fine, drinking water, bossing around the other chickens, and laying.
I looked down her throat with a flashlight and didn’t see anything. Her breath smells fine and her crop has been emptying like normal.
Her poop looks normal too.
So, as so many stories go, I went down to put my chickens away this evening and noticed I was off by one. My loud squawky Ameraucana "Turkey Chicken" was missing. She was an olive egger.
I looked around and found a mess of feathers and part of a wing under our Eucalyptus tree/bush. It's a...
I went ahead and drained her abdomen today. I used both alcohol and iodine to sterilize. I was able to draw about 60cc before I stopped. The color was very brown. Any ideas what that might indicate? She's eating and walking around. I'm keeping her in a pet carrier overnight. I looked online but...
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I need some guidance for my 3 year old chicken "Gilly."
She's eating and drinking water but I noticed she had a messy butt. I washed her underside and noticed she has an inflated abdomen.
Her poop was a yellowish white creamy texture.
I took her up to the house and soaked...
I have a sick chicken on my hands. She's close to 3 years old.
When I went to put the chickens away in their coop last night (they are free range during the day) I saw her in the goat enclosure laying down with her eyes closed. I was convinced she was dead. I went over to deal with...
Before I ask my question, here is a quick rundown of our run and coop:
24x24 horse corral cut in half (PVC framed wall). Entire thing is ground to ceiling chicken wire over 2x4 mesh. All covered by a corrugated steel roof. We essentially converted a horse stall into a chicken run.
We also...
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I have 5 chickens in a 24x12 coop. It is fully covered by a galvanized steel roof. The height is probably close to 15 feet tall, if not a little bigger.
Inside the coop is a nesting box. It was on the property when we bought it so we just cleaned it up. It's one of those cedar style...