So my hen is recovering. Long story short, I suspect she had some sort of toxin because of the speed on onset and her also fairly rapid recovery. I found her barely able to move about a week ago, and now with just gentle care she's fairly active. For more details please see the topic link below...
Help! I have a almost 5 month old chantecler pullet that isn't really moving. She seemed fine yesterday, but today when I came out, she went to run away from and fell over. There's not sign of external injury that I can find. There's a little bit of excrement on her feathers near the vent, but...
I'm about to build my first chicken coop, and I'm having trouble figuring out to balance chickens' needs for no drafts but plenty of ventilation. I live in Montana, so the cold is a serious concern. We hit negative 30 this winter with wind chill. I'm getting white rocks, which I hear are...
I'm looking for 2 or 3 pullets of laying hens to start my own backyard egg collection. I'm very interested in heritage breeds such Dominique or Chantecler, but will look at anything that's hardy enough for our winters.