My hen had an egg that burst inside her today. She is really swollen and the other hens picked off all feathers around her vent. She is pushing with all her might and moaning/squealing. I put her in a warm bath and massaged her. I was able to pull out part of an egg shell. She is bleeding some...
I have a Buff Orpington (about a year old) who I think is egg bound or the egg is sideways. She has been sitting/laying around all afternoon in the pen, in the yard, in the grass..everywhere! Her tail is tucked down and she does not seem to want to walk...at least not far. I felt her rear and...
One of my hens (free range) is acting like she is choking! What can I do? I have felt her neck and found nothing. I tried tipping her forwards and nothing. What can I do??!
I have 6 hens (ranging in age from 1-4 years old) and I just bought 6 new chicks yesterday. I was wondering if I could put the chicks in with the hens or one hen? Will a hen treat them as her own? Or should I keep them separate until the chicks could defend themselves and gradually introduce...
We have had a problem with mice in our garage all year. We scattered packs of mice poison everywhere and got rid of a lot. But we are finding some packages open. my favorite chicken (a golden comet) has been sick for the past two days. We realized we had left the garage door open and mice poison...
I have 11 hens. My Golden Comet hen is 3 years old. She is one of my favorite and loves to follow me all around the yard. I let all my hens roam our yard all day, each day, weather permitting. She has been very quiet the last two days. She does not seem to want to move. She has been keeping her...