Henrietta, my little Dixie Rainbow (about a year old). Flapped her wings in a very mild and pitiful protest when I tried to pick her up. No runny eyes, no coughing, sneezing, wheezing, panting. Her comb and wattle were hot, so I checked under her wings, felt her whole body. No obvious...
We have six Dixie Rainbows, born in March 2012, so they are around 6-7 mos. old. They are fat and happy little chickens. Unexpectedly, we find ourselves moving from Arizona to Northeastern CO in the middle of winter (67F high/40F low average) to Fort Morgan, CO (39F high/11F low average). I...