Me again - same bird without new feathers. She just vomited, then proceeded to eat - yeah, yuck, right - her deposit. Very gross - should I be worried? thnx, everyone - I luv this website
I adopted what owner told me was a "faverolle (sp?) and he said she was bullied, so she needed a new home, and her neck feathers had light patches of skin, no feathers. Well, her neck feathers seem to be getting less, rather than sprouting new ones. Last week, there were a few little spots on...
This is second leghorn with poopy butt. However on close examination of this gal, there are small growths at base of feathers only in butt area. Also, a larger pustule and a small bump. I cleaned her and removed poop, washed her 3x and used aloe & alcohol wipe, then put some bag balm on it...
hi - this gal had poopy butt which I cleaned 2 days ago with Dawn and warm watr, checked hr vent and dried her off - she shivered a bit, then kind of waddled off - yep, waddle - and she's lower to the ground than normal that I've noticed a few times. I cleaned coop, more fly strips - she...
well, come to find out I don't have chickens who eat their own eggs; it's either one or two bluejays and I'm losing around six eggs a week, sometimes two at a time. I can't stay out there all the time. I got an air pistol but he's very quick when I've been there.
Should I try and cover the...
hi, after reading some input and checking w/my friend who gave me first 3 -- I have 6 total -- it seems she gives them scratch. I've had first 3 since end of March; last 3 little over a month; so I just brought home 25# sack of scratch. Now what?
My young RIR was limping yesterday -- and she was girl who pecked (brought blood!!) but after using squirt bottle she no longer bothers me -- so I was cautious in picking her up and checking her over. I checked feet, leg lower body, under feathers and found nothing, but she is still limping...
i don't know who culprit is -- I have 3 birds -- but last few days an egg was outside laying area and broken into -- today one found outside coop on ground!!! Help!!!
My welly flew on top of coop last week where I put eggs while fluffing up interior -- and she got them -- none of eggs were...