I have a hen that has a full and soft belly, her crop is empty and she walks with her legs far apart and low to the ground. She is eating but not the right stuff. She eating bird seed. Any ides what I should do?
I just went out to ck on my girls for the 4th and last time for the day and found blood in the coop. One of my younger girls had blood by her vent. I brought her inside and cleaned the area and found nothing wrong with her vent nor was their a wound of any kind. It was like she passed this blood...
I have notice my hen has been puffed up lately (3 to 4 days) and today when I picked her up she threw up clear liquid. I have vitamins that I can mix into water and thought this would be good to do for all my girls. They have not been able to free ranging lately due to the snow. I saw her...
I noticed today that one of my girls had a eye closed. I took a closer look and did not see a injury nor their was nothing leaking out but the area was swollen. I put a cold wet rag on it (which was not easy) in hopes it would wash out. thinking maybe she got some dirt in it. I did that twice...
I have a year old hen who was doing fine the day before, but yesterday I found her hiding under the deck and would not come out for treat and would not stay with her sisters. After finally getting her out I noticed her head was very pale and she was slow in her movement. I put her in the hen...
Is the pool kind the same as the kind that can be used for chickens?. I've been looking for Diatomaceous earth and my local Tractor Supply does not carry it. I looked on line and it cost moe to shipp than the product. I thought if it's the same I could get some at a local pool supply place.
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Hi everyone. I'm looking to add 2 or 3 more hens. I have 2 chickens now and they are 3 going on 4 years old. I thought adding either Jersey Giants or Plymouth Rock would be a plus due to how easy going they are. I thought I should get a older hen, (4 or 5 months or even older) would be better...