Do dead chickens always have floppy necks? The answer would help me to analyze the following crime scene:
In an effort to save their backs from the rooster, I separated 3 overloved hens into a garden nearby the run. They were confined by welded wire on one side and electronet on the other...
Folks:
After some agonizing, I decided to cull and perform a necropsy on this very thin hen who had not been gaining weight despite being isolated with starter crumble for a week. I was
worried that I wouldn't be able to tell what was wrong, but I'm sure now. She was massively egg-bound...
My BPR became broody on Dec. 20. After almost two weeks of trace-like dedication to sitting, in the last few days she became much more interested in going out of the nest and staying out--scratching for worms. Eggs got cold a couple of times, but we got them warmed back up and by pushing her...