Lethargic, eyelids mostly closed, I have no idea what is wrong and if it's a disease I don't want it to spread.
Just came back from trip, friends where taking care of chickens. Was this from a roo fight? I have 2 roos (soon to be 1 ) and 19 hens.
This was my first try ever at hatching chicks myself, although my Buff Orp and GLW hens did all the hard work(brooding for 3 weeks!) . There are multiple things that I did differently including:
I let both of my broodys hatch eggs at the same time. Some people say that the hens will attack...
I have to go somewhere now, but will look back here when I can. One of my Golden Laced Whyanndotts is very thin and can't jump up to the roosts in the evening, her crop feels like it's filled with sand. She is the only one like this and I hope it's not a disease. She doesn't hang around with...