Hi we had 6 chickens until one stopped eating, became lethargic, stopped laying eggs, and laid down a lot. This went on for weeks until she died. The second one was sick for 3 days and experienced the same symptoms except the laying down part before she died. Will it spread to the healthy...
This has been going on WEEKS! help! Is it possible for a hen to not be able to eat because her beak is going too far side to side, making clicking sounds, and the food just slips out? Or is this just fake eating and she has ovarian cancer or something. she is so light and is losing her strength...
Hi... We have a 3 yr old Welsummer hen and she has been laying down, lethargic, walking like a penguin, panting, and i haven't seen her eat or drink... BUT... it has been at least 4 days as her acting like this, and i read they can die within 24-48 hrs. Could it be anything other than egg binding?
We have a 7.2 month barred rock hen that i read should be 7-8 pounds... she only weighs 4-4.5!
she has been bullied a LOT in the past, (still missing head feathers) and forced to hide up by the nesting boxes all day, away from the food. Could that be it? or the stress of being pecked? she made a...
Hi! we have six hens/pullets, and a younger egg laying barred rock is getting pecked like crazy! We thought the integration of the chickens was going OK(ish) until the three hens (mostly just 2) started picking on (more than usual/chasing a bit) JUST the one barred rock. she is the oldest of the...
and yes, I'm SURE they are both hens. hi , we have a 6 hen flock, including a young barred rock egg layer and a 3 yr old welsummer hen. sometimes if I'm letting them out the barred rock will squat when the welsummer comes near. this also can happen when i put the welsummer down next to her. she...
hi we have a three month old black australorp and she sang the egg song the other day. She has just been placed with the other adult hens and is getting chased and "nibbled" (not really a PECK most of the time) a lot. she flew up to the nesting boxes, (where she finds safety) and started singing...
hi we have a 7 hen flock, and one has been recently diagnosed with mareks.
here is the post about her: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1164907/is-this-mareks-and-what-should-i-do-help
we have to keep them in a garage because of noise. we moved the sick chick outside.
here are the ages...
we suspect one of our chicks has coccidiosis and we are seeing treating with corid as the best option...seems like you treat whole flock not just the infected for preventative measures. I am concerned that since raising backyard chickens for healthy organic eggs was the goal will this ruin the...
HELP!!! we have a 2 month old Buff Orp in a 7 chicken flock, she is living with a 1 month old black australorp seperated from the other 5... we are using the "see but don't touch method' to merge the flocks... we got her from a semi-local breeder very recently. So we let the chickens outside...
hi we have 6 chickens and one is a 3 1/5 months and one is about 2 1/2 months and we just merged them with a laying flock. can they all eat the lay crumble? thanks!
we have a 9 week old chick who is now making a weird sound. at first, i thought she was just getting her adult voice, but it sounds hoarse and strange... is this normal? thanks!
Hi we have two 9 week old pullets (or so we hope) and one, the RIR, has a larger and more red comb. they have fights a lot when they are outside if they were cooped up for a while, (the cage is a little small for them, we are trying to get them merged with the "big girls")
and we were wondering...
We have a 3 week white leghorn, a 6 week barred rock, and a 6 week rhode island red. the two 6 weeks have been together their whole lives, the 3 week has been held A LOT. so, i have heard of the see but don't touch, that has kind of been done the 3 weeks lifetime, but there is a 3 inch or so...
Hi we have 2 6 week pullets, they are very jumpy and they will bounce around then stand up and jump at each other and jump ON each other (a pecking order fight) but it happens a lot, especially when they are outside with space. like multiple times an hour. they have been together for their whole...
Hi we have two 5 week olds, 3 hens, and a lonely white leghorn aged almost 1 week. it chirps all the time and seeks attention from the older chicks occasionally when we are not there, but mostly from us. we hold her a LOT... any ideas to help? i feel bad for it... chicken-toys? treats? Help...