One of my hens had a bit of eggshell in her vent. It is red and swollen. She also has a bump to the right of her vent. Stuck egg? We are not sure and have no idea what to do. We washed her off and she seemed to feel a little better, and the hemorrhoid, or swelling seemed to be better. Help
I have 4 hens, no roosters but sometimes find blood spots on the outer edge of the yolk. I am concerned because I give away a lot of eggs. Is this a bad thing, and can they still be eaten?
I was looking for a few more chickens, when I went to a new store to me, and was advised that all their chickens were vaccinated , I assume it was Mareck's and this man told me I should put this antibiotic drops in their water, and feed this food to them. I just left. My hens are well, laying...
I am concerned becuse my largest hen had a little blood on her egg. It is not running out of her and there is no blood on her on chip in the laying box. Her vent was not bleeding, but looked irritated and red. She didn't lay an egg yesterday, but she doesn't miss often. Even through the...
Our 4 hens are all good. But I kind of wanted 2 more. My husband is against it though. We have 4 hens, not really pretty, 3 brown and 1 white. So what is 2 more. (the limit we have.) But there is the integrating thing, which I know nothing about, and they are totally free range in a large...
My hen had puncture type wounds on each side of her cheeks. Not her eyes, but she was fine last night and then sometime during the morning after they were let out, about 10 a.m. we noticed it. They are free range in a large yard and usually don't notice any predators except for a hawk last...