Wondering if anyone knows what this is, and how to treat it?!
Its a hard, dark bump (like a pebble). Its on the bottom of her padded part of her foot. Causes her to limp. I want to treat it if possible, to try to make sure it doesn't get worse.
My hen, Broody Judy, is a Speckled Sussex. She started acting funny this spring (I have only had chickens for one year, so still learning about them!). Finally mid-May she wouldn't leave the next box, so I figured out what I had suspected...BROODY HEN!
I am excited cuz out of my 12 hens, I...
Hey everyone,
Wasn't sure where to post these questions, so thought people who travel and show their chickens might be able to give me some much needed wise advice! :)
We are moving mid-summer about a 24 hour drive from our current location (MN to CO).
I'd like to take at least some of my...
a few (2 hens, 1 rooster) are losing feathers on their backs?? I have gone out to look for mites/lice at night a few times, but I just don't SEE anything. I read that you want to distinguish between Northern fowl mite and red mite before treating because the treatment is different for each...
1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.)
Sussex Hen, 8 months old, weight is normal
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
She is laying down, puffed up, very listless, with her eyes closed or half closed. Unsteady on her feet, lacks...
1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.)
Sussex Hen, 8 months old, weight is normal
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
She is laying down, puffed up, very listless, with her eyes closed or half closed. Unsteady on her feet, lacks...
This is my first flock of chickens. I got a straight run, so 14 hens, and 9 Roosters.
They are 15 weeks old this week.
My Buff Brahma Roo who is top of the pecking order is always grabbing the other chickens necks feathers... the hens and the Roos. If anyone is close enough when he struts...