She's a 28 week old Ameraucana and has never laid that I know of. 3 days ago she was listless head pulled in and straining with little cooing noises. She had been picking and had a wound above her vent. Vent red and swollen, abdomen doesn't feel swollen, thin white poop, dirty butt. I've had...
My Celia is a Silver Spangled Hamburg, a little flighty, a little crazy. lol. She has 6 sisters all different breeds and everyone gets along. The problem is she will not let her tail feathers grow out she pulls them out as soon as they start poking through the sheath. The other girls are not...
I'm not sure what caused it but I have seven 9 1/2 wk old hens and they attacked one of their sisters. Thankfully I found her before she was killed. My vet and I think she must have injured a tail feather and the blood made them gang up. She spent the night in intensive care and is now doing...
I live in central Nebraska and I'm converting a 5 x 8 playhouse into a coop for my 7 fast growing girls. My son is helping me build a cupola for ventilation. Is a cupola enough or do I need vents in the eaves also?