My BB Red OEGB hen has a painful lump on the inside of her drumstick. She can't stand very well and when she does is hunched over and her feathers are very ruffled. She just sits there and has never been very friendly but she let me pick her up and examine her without struggling. She is pale...
My Sultan rooster has a strange abcess- like bump on his foot. I don't think it's just swollen from a feather being pulled out... Should I cut it open and drain it? Or should I leave it alone? Also, is it contagious?
Any replies appreciated
Does anyone know HOW she could have got bumblefoot? I checked out the thread that was posted earlier and it definetly looks like my hen has bumblefoot.
I didn't raise her from a chick, I got her from a person I know who has chickens, but I got her over a year ago. None of my other chickens are...
My hen Bonnie's foot is extremly swollen and scabby on top. She is around 3-ish years old and is a Black Leghorn. She is a little bit wobbly when she walks but I haven't noticed a significant change. I'm sorry to say I noticed her swollen foot about a month ago, I should have gotten help for her...
Chapter 9: Newbies
Late Fall 2007
Charlotte
We are just getting into the shelter in our pen when we here the squawking.
Help us! Help us! Help us, help us, help us one chicken repeats.
Where are we!? another chicken asks.
GET ME OUT OF THIS CARRIER! one chicken screeches.
One chicken...
Big chapter today!
Chapter 8: Again and Again
Summer 2007
Fat- Guy
I wake up to a cloudy day. I can feel in the air that something is wrong. I dont know what its going to be, but I can tell today is a big day. And not in a good way.
I hear Carly and Char stirring beside me.
I had the worst...