One of my RIRs is not doing good. started not eating a while back, has not started laying eggs yet this year as all others have, and about 2 weeks ago picked her up and the breast meat was very non-existent. Breast bone was protruding. Put her in a hospital container, and she would not eat...
We have a keet that has a slipped tendon. We did not realize that was the problem at first. We thought he had spraddle leg because he was doing the splits. So the legs were taped with no improvement. So I kept researching and it appears to be a slipped tendon with both legs and it has been a...
I have 3 rhode island reds that I got in Feb 2012. I was told by the farmer that they had just started laying. They laid great last year, we normally had 2-3 eggs a day. They of course slowed down in the winter and fall and never picked back up. It is normally 1 egg a day. If they had...
We had a keet hatch last night. I just wanted to double check what we are doing b/c only one has hatched. We have a still air incubator and the temperature at the top of the eggs is 98 degrees and the humidity is a little over 80%. The vents are closed right now. Is all this okay? This is...
Four days ago I let the flock out for the day and noticed one hen limping. The 3 males and other hen seemed fine. After I caught her I put her back in coop (chicken wired horse stall). The rest of the day she just sits on the floor and won't move unless you are trying to pick her up. Her...