A small possum dug into our coop at 3 am this morning. It killed one of my 12 week old pullets and maimed another. She has several deep bites on her tail. Of course it's Sunday and the vets are all closed, but is there an injectable antibiotic that I could get at Tractor Supply, like Durvet...
We are longtime urban chicken enthusiasts with 4 birds currently: 2 EE's, 1 naked neck, and 1 stray hen who randomly found and moved into our coop 5 years ago. we are moving to new orleans next week and looking for local resources, such as vet, feed store, and possibly someone local to help...
hi everyone,
i have a hen who's about 2 or 3 years old who has been looking steadily scrawnier lately but behaving normally until two days ago, when she confined herself to the nest box in the coop, only venturing out for food occasionally. Today I wormed her with Wazine and checked her for...
I am not sure if these are lice or mite eggs. I think mites, since they are not around the base, but I'm not sure. I live in hot, humid Houston, TX. I also noticed some light brown insects on one of my other hens, who does not have these eggs on her feather. Help! What is this...
my two hens always act like they're starving, but when i feed them, they run up to me and just stand there, not eating. i feed them some layer pellet, some scratch, and some fruit waste, but they don't seem to want to eat it in the last week.
the feed store thought maybe they need to be...