Tippy has had a bare bum for about a year; we aren't sure if it is due to her being obese or nesting instead of roosting, but the skin is pest-free and healthy, so we didn't worry about it. I found her walking around the run on the morning of July 4th with something dragging behind her...
Our 3yo Black Australorp, Petunia, died this evening. She had been lethargic for a week, and her comb had shrunken and faded. I thought she was going to molt. This morning she wouldn't come out of the coop. When I took her out, she sat down and the others started picking at her. I put her...
My 2yo Buff died this morning. She had developed sour crop June 8. I had vomited her a few times and given her a week of monistat, and she seemed to be recovering nicely. She was just starting to eat again, have solid poops, and was moving around and acting like a chicken again. Then this...