I bought an adult chicken, a black austolop (sorry, bad speller) I think. I was told she was around 2 years old. I know she won't lay much but I just like watching my chickens in the yard. anyhow her feet are swollen at the base of her toes, one worse than the other. but there are no scabs...
we call her friendly chicken but we are not sure what kind she is. she lays brown eggs and is medium sized. can anyone help?
the pic is from when she was about 2 or 3 months old.
I just got a few chickens yesterday and I didn't take a good enough look at them. one has a walnut sized bump a couple of inches under her vent, it seems warm and is soft, red and seems to hurt her. my first thought is that it's an abcess but since is on her rear end I am worried about egg...
I think I have a light brahma hen but she seem to think she is a light brahma rooster. I'm not really sure how to tell because she isn't crowing and not laying eggs. she is also trying to mate with one of the other hens. but she doesn't have the typical male feathers or comb. Has anyone had...
Last night after I very stupidly left the coop open too late a racoon got into it and attacked one of my chickens. Please don't tell me how dumb that was I feel bad enough already.
here's my problem though, during the attack the racoon pulled off some of her feathers and I think her skin. I...