We ordered a rare breed mix from Valley Hatchery when our original breeder fell through. We've figured most breeds out, or at least narrowed to 2 options, but this one has me stumped. Easter Egger, or could a turkey have found it's way into our box? It's pretty mellow and walks a lot more...
I went out to collect eggs this afternoon and found one of the 2 year old EEs dead in the corner. It is the corner between the nest boxes and wall that they often decide to use as a nest box. I'm wondering if she was suffocated if multiple ones were piling in the corner, which they sometimes do...
I have a hen that had an impacted crop. She was very thin, comb drooping, lethargic. We kept her in a dog crate in the basement overnight with only water, no food, and the crop was as full in the morning as it was the night before, about baseball size and hard, confirming our suspicion of...