On Thursday my rooster stopped crowing. His R. eye is closed shut and he won't eat. I started feeding him with a spoon and noticed he has a canker sore in his mouth. He won't eat on his own, his poop in soft white with some green in it. He sounds a little congested and has yellow crusty stuff...
This morning my rooster did not crow. He has a watery eye, he stands in one place and with both eyes closed, his neck isn't stretched out as usual and he isn't crowing, eating or drinking. 2 weeks ago we saw these similar symptoms in a hen and she eventually a few days later she laid down and...
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My rooster has picked out his back feathers - the feathers at the base of his back. I assume that he is picking his own feathers...maybe not. I have a lot of trouble with my hens picking their neck feathers out. I have searched for mites and don't see anything crawling on them. I do see...
Yesterday I found my 2 yr. old RIR with an egg stuck 1/2 out of her, with part of her insides coming outside also stuck to the egg. I freaked out and took her to my vet who applied some lidocaine to the area then slighty cut the egg out and pushed her insides back in her...$52. later we went...
I have posted several times about my RIR hens picking the feathers off of their necks. I haven't had any luck stopping the behavior. I have cleaned their coop but was wondering how good I should clean it. What do you do? Do I need to take the roosts out and scrub them with bleach - or is...
After all the rain we have had lately, the chicken yard has turned to muck! Are there any chicken problems related to them walking around in mud for most of the day? They do get out of their yard to free range for about 4 hours in the afternoon - once our dog is brought back inside.
Thanks.
I have read a lot on the forum about DE. I bought some from my feed store today, but nowhere on the package does it say "food grade". The powder is white like flour, and the brand name is Natural Guard. The Active ingredients are Silicon dioxide from diatomaceous earth ...85%, other elemental...
I have read a lot on the forum about DE. I bought some from my feed store today, but nowhere on the package does it say "food grade". The powder is white like flour, and the brand name is Natural Guard. The Active ingredients are Silicon dioxide from diatomaceous earth ...85%, other elemental...
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I've posted this problem a few weeks ago, now I have included a picture. I have 9 RIR hens and 5 of them now have the feathers picked clean off their necks. I'm certain it is happening at night while roosting. I noticed this happening before I introduced 6 new chicks into the coop. My 6 new...
Hi,
I've posted this problem a few weeks ago, now I have included a picture. I have 9 RIR hens and 5 of them now have the feathers picked clean off their necks. I'm certain it is happening at night while roosting. I noticed this happening before I introduced 6 new chicks into the coop. My 6 new...
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I have 9 Rhode Island Red hens that are 1 1/2 yrs old. About 6 of the 9 now have naked necks and some of the necks are bright red - no blood. I don't know why they are pecking out each others feathers (because of the location I think it impossible to peck out their own feathers) - I'm...