I have a sick chicken and my husbands grandfather told me years ago they used to take about 4 slabs the size of your hand of bark and some "meat" from the base of the largest red oak you could fine. They put it in the chickens water which would turn it red and once the red disappeared...get...
The ducks may not have anything to do with it but we raised 2 ducks a couple of months ago and have placed them with our chickens. We have tried to keep their small pond filled with fresh water but the chickens do drink from it. The other day my husband noticed a lethargic chicken and didn't...
Sick chicken...droopy comb, eyes barely open or not at all...runny poop and some green...pecks around in yard and then lays for a while. Not much energy!
I just noticed one of my hens is pretty lethargic today. My husband said he had noticed her the past few days. She has runny poop some green. She is pecking around in the yard but sits frequently. Droopy comb and eyes stay half shut or fully shut. She acts pretty tired. I can't catch her...
I have a flock of 3 year old barred rocks. I just recently added 2 of my hatched chicks who are 9 wks old. About 3 weeks ago one of my laying hens wasn't feeling well. I went over to observe her and when she stood up I noticed poop under her that had a worm in it. I immediately went to TS...
This is my first hatch. I have one chick who scurries on its hocks. I tried to pull his legs straight and they wont straighten. His feet are curled. I placed a boot on him to straighten the toes but i can't figure out what to do about legs not straightening. They do not appear to be...
Yesterday was day 21 for my barred rocks. I have one who is working on 24 hours with exposed beak. No others have hatched yet. Only one other internal pip. It has been chirping quite a bit. When do I need to assist?