We have four coups on a very small plot. One of these coops has had periodic losses of young hens. These pullets have been laying for at least three months. Most of these girls that have died have had tumors somewhere; one had a small tumor on her heart and black intestines. I know that Marek's...
Last year some of our chickens lost their toenails and some of the scales on their legs. We asked about it on this site and leg mites were suggested to be the problem. We coated their legs and feet with Vaseline a couple of times and even vicks once. It seemed to take care of the problem...
We have butchered 20 cornish cross this year. Some of them had either bruised tenderloins or gangrene. The tenderloins (the thin meat under the breast) were a greenish, blue color. We discarded this meat and cut off any stained meat that came into contact with that yucky looking meat. Does...