I have had a silkie bantam hen for 18 months. She came to me, unknowingly, with vent gleet. I treated with copper sulfate, and anti-fungals before I took her to the vet. Vet found mites and felt that was the problem. Ivermectin caused the gleet to briefly dry up. The symptoms came back a...
My hen passed an egg that was normal size but very bloody. She has a very stinky vent dicharge. She has not layed another egg since the bloody one on Sunday. I don't feel another egg in her. Should I be doing something for her? Any opinions are welcomed.
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Hello everyone . . .I'd like to hear from chicken keepers on tiny properties. I keep 2 girls in a small backyard in a development with a big fat Home Owners Assocation. How small are you?
My hen was being chased by a neighbor dog and while I was racing to her rescue she suddenly fell down apparently dead .... completely limp. I cradled her for a minute or so and she just popped right up, healthy as can be!! Strange . . . anyone else have a chicken play possum in the presence of...