Tonight when I went to lock up my chickens, my old rooster was lying on the ground instead of in his coop, and when I checked on him I discovered that he was very much out of it and although breathing, couldn’t really move besides twitching, rolling his head around, or moving his legs a little...
My hen is 7-8 years old, blind in one eye, and missing the top mandible of her beak, so her coordination isn’t great and she’s a little fragile :)
Here’s a picture of her.
She is one of the original 5 chickens that I got to start my flock, and she has always been high on the pecking order...
I just picked up 4 bantam chicks from Tractor Supply, and I was wondering what breeds they are. They came out of an assorted straight-run bantam bin, and I believe that they are assorted OEGBs, but I’m not sure. I couldn't find anything on the website, so I thought I’d ask you guys. Let me...
I think it could work really well if you covered it with hardware cloth, but I would put an apron around it instead of wire underneath, as they could get their feet caught in it. It looks like it might be a little flimsy, but overall I think it'd make a really good temporary run/integration...
Thanks for answering! I will flush it with saline, and use Neosporin. Are you sure it's a respiratory infection? She's not showing any other symptoms.
Her beak was ripped off in a dog attack, but thankfully she can eat and drink fine.
Thank you for replying, @chuckachucka!
I'm pretty positive it isn't a respiratory problem. She's breathing fine, no sneezing or wheezing, she's the only one with the problem, and it appeared overnight. Do you think that it could be some sort of spider bite? The reason I don't think it's a...
When I came outside to let my chickens out this morning, my favorite hen's eye was swollen. She was acting normal, eating and drinking and running around. What does everyone think it is? Any ideas? Also, she was attacked by dogs last July, so the top of her beak is gone, although it's healed...