I recently found my two day old chick, Chickpea, dead.
Her body seemed to be flattened and she was lying on her side with her neck curved round to one side. Her eyes were shut and she looked peaceful.
Eight hours earlier, she was absolutely fine, and her mother seemed to accept her, calling her...
I have a two year old maran, who has an abnormal looking vent. It has been like this for months, and she does not show any other signs of being ill. Anyone know what this could be? It is also inflamed and featherless (for unknown reasons), and the white discharge does not come out rapidly, so i...
Hi, I have a silkie bantam chicken called Fluff, who is usually light brown, but has recently been getting some black tufts instead of brown ones. She is now about a quarter black.
Also, this has happened with my light Sussex chicken, Seagull. She has stayed white on her back, but is now...
I have a chicken (her name is Seagull) who is not eating anything apart from the dirt off the ground, she usually eats everything, but she is ravenously eating dirt off the ground like it's her last meal! She is not eating her grain and pellets, when she is usually straight in the middle of her...
Help on chicken name? I really don't know what to name her! She is black, with a green shine in the sun, and she has gold around her neck and chest. She is also quite brave. Any ideas?
My chicken Goldie is a small gold/white bantam, who is pecking out all of my other chickens feathers and eating them. In most cases she is drawing quite a bit of blood, because you can see reddy brown scab patches on their skin. I don't know what the problem is, I have quite a large pen for...
My name is Clucky12, and this is my new account! I was formerly BuffOrps12, but I thought I might change my name because Clucky is the leader in my little gang of girls! I love her!