Ive had chickens for 3 years now. I just lost one today. A 2 year old wyandotte. It was happy 100% yesterday and this morning for about 5 minutes then within 5 minutes it appeared to have a heart attack and died in my kitchen where I had her comforted.
So I have one chicken thats lived 3...
My wife accidently bought a meat bird along with a mix of normal chickens, Well this thing is a sweetie, but its only 7 weeks old and I kid you not it weighs as much as 2 bricks or more. I would keep it and take care of it with the rest of my pet chickens but after research I hear by 9-12 weeks...
My polish had chicken lice on her, badly too imo. I have DE that they get baths in there pen and such, doesnt seem to kill them so
I got some pyrethrum and diluted to 3/4oz per 5 gal bucket and gave it a 3 min warm bath in it, a ton of them floated to the top.
Then I gave her a warm bath of just...
Chicken was attacked today, we think it was a hawk.
I found her alive and breathing its been about 2 hours now. She doesnt move but I cleaned the wound best I can and gave her a heat lamp and brougth her into the house. She did drink a little electrolyte water too.
I need to know what to go...
I have had 6 birds for over a year, I live in a residential area, with a picket fenced yard with chicken wire around perimiter. In the day the chickens walk around the yard free and live their life.
Today I look outside to a pile of white feathers and my bird laying there. I run out there hes...