I have a Bielefelder chick about 3 weeks old. Today I noticed she is much smaller then her hatch mates. When I picked her up I noticed her crop was swollen and squishy, like full of liquid.
After reading through the posts, I vomited her and about half a teaspoon of yellow goo came out. I...
I'm sure this has been covered before, but I had no luck with the search engine, and I would appreciate a personal response to assuage my fears.
I had eight hens, all White Leghorns in a small coop. I have an automatic door and I let them free range about the property all day. They were all...
I am relatively new to chickens and this forum. I'm sure this has been covered but I just wanted to describe what is happening in my coop to prevent any major problems.
I started with 7 leghorn hens that were purchased as adults locally (age unknown). They were getting along fine in the coop...
Greetings,
I am a new member from Upstate NY. I am new to keeping chickens. My grandfather had some chickens when I was about 4-5 years old and it was my job to collect the eggs in the morning. That is my only experience.
I have a few questions. I know that they have already been asked and I...