Wasn't sure how to word this. I have 7 hens - only one has started laying. All are fed grower crumbles. I read somewhere that it is okay to keep them all on crumbles and then when one starts to lay to put out oyster shell. My understanding is that only the one who is laying will eat the...
Can someone post pics of syringe feeding a hen. I did for 2 of my chickens with no problem but this 3rd one acts like I'm getting it in trachea.
Not doing anything differently but would like step by step to using a syringe
Thanks
Don't really know if there is any hope. I got 6 hens in June - they were to young to lay at the time. All were fat and eating well.
The smallest one - who was always eating like crazy just started acting funny - she was skin and bones. Took to vet - he was clueless but put her on worm...
Today I lost my second hen after losing one 6 weeks ago. I took the first one to the vet who really didn't know what was going on. He gave her Clavamox and Panacur. She stood up one day after but still couldn't eat. Was skin and bones and died in her sleep.
Then my second hen started...
Have a hen who has been losing weight. Until yesterday she seemed fine. Today she couldn't get out of coop or walk well. Isolated her and tonight she cannot stand. She has a golf ball sized tumor on side under her wing. I lost another hen about 6 weeks ago who ate like crazy but got to skin...
I have 6 Wyandottes that I got all together. One was smaller and just doesn't grow as fast as the others. I picked her up yesterday and her breast bone is sticking out and she is just skin and bones!!! She looks normal until you pick her up.
I bought wormer today but she doesn't want to eat...
I bought 6 hens 2 weeks ago from the same place. Not sure of their ages but they do differ in size somewhat. Some were missing a few feathers in back end but one looks entirely bald.
She is eating fine and has plenty of energy. None of these chickens are laying yet. I thought I was going to...
I have had my chickens for 5 days now and am having no luck getting them to go up the ramp to coop at night. One did go up once since she was the last one and heard the others inside. That was the only time though. When its dark they all get under the coop and i have award time going around...