My poor Blue. Went out this evening and she's sulking with a swollen face. She's bleeding a little from her nose and mouth. I called our good country vet and he said she was probably bitten by a spider. He said to give her 1cc of banamine in her leg. I did about Two hours ago. She's in a brooder...
I know I've posted about this before but now I'm absolutely sure the chickens are killing each other. I need some help. We spent the weekend filling in any tiny hole a rat could get through. I removed all the babies from the coop. I check on them before bed and everyone is roosting. Then I...
I have a large coop. 40'X40'. I have a brooder in the coop which I use for new baby introduction. The babies stay in a brooder in the house until they are a month or more old. Then I move them to the brooder in the coop where they stay for another month or so before being introduced to the...
Hi. I'm not new to chickens but have never seen this. I have a chick with a bump by her left leg. She acts healthy otherwise. Any ideas? I took a pic while I was washing her. She needs to be cleaned twice a day to prevent pasty butt. You can see her vent is clear and the weird thing is on the...