I had just lost my 3 yr old australorp 2 weeks ago,
she had stopped laying in feb.
And I noticed that her comb was bent over,had water poo
with white strands,
I gave her antibiotics but it was too late.
Now my sexlink seems to be having those same symptoms.
She also has a messy butt and has not...
my australorp annie has not been laying for about 4 mo.
she has been eating fine,but has a swollen eyelid and
now her comb is bent over,
she seems deppresed,
Now my sexlink Wanda has black scabs on her comb and is not laying but appears to act ok.
my ee, rooster and other sexlink are fine.
I...
two of my hens have had white gunk on their butts for about
2 months.and have not been laying at all.
Tho they are eating and and seem ok.
I cant get to them on count of a very protective roo that I hope to
be geeting rid of soon.
Is this an eggbound symptom? worms?
If eggbound what shold I do?
I have two six day old chicks.
I noticed that the silver laced is not eating very much,
and had caked poo on her butt.
So yesterday I ran warm water to soften and remove it.
When I checked on her this morning she has more caked poo
and is unstable after setting her down.
she feels lighter than...
I have had my chickens going on two yrs.
an australorp,sexlink,and rir rooster,and a aracauna.
my friend gave me his sexlink in july.
since then my aracauna is not welcome to roost
or eat with them.
she stays in the coop all day untill I come home,and I
have to let only her out first for a while...
I have a big beatiful RIR roo,that is very agressive but good
to the hens.
I need to get rid of him.
my coworker said he will take him.
he has six acres and three hens that he never feeds.
They free range.
My concern is if my Roo is used to getting food
from me how well will he do on his own...
I have had my flock for 2 years. I have 4 Hens one is a Aruacauna.
For the past five months my Aruacauna is acting very skitzo and will not come out of the coop until I come home to let her out of the pen. The other chickens will not let her sleep with them or eat with them so I have to feed...