She is having trouble standing and there is a clear fluid coming from her vent. She has been very healthy looking and acting fine up till today when I found her in the coop acting strange. She walked out but was falling over. I see no other signs to indicate an injury. Just the fluid coming from...
I just noticed a hen with one eye closed, just standing around. At first I thought she was sleeping, but when I approached she moved and I noticed one eye closed. From time to time she would open it, then close it back. I picked her up and she was shivering a little and her crop feels really...
I have 14 Dominiques that I turned loose three weeks ago at 6 weeks old. They've been eating bugs, grass, frogs, raw and cooked sweet corn and an occassional tomato since. The amount of starter they consume has dropped significantly. I am curious as to what the scientist says the implications...
I have (had) 15 Dominique chicks, now 4 weeks old. I put them in their new house last week, and two days later found one chicken dead. It had no tears in it's flesh and no missing parts, even the feathers were all intact. This morning I went out and there was another one dead, this time a...