Had a small flock of 3 Buff Orpingtons about 4 months of age. In the last week I lost 2 to what I now believe was coccidiosis. The 2 that died were the smaller almost younger looking of the 3 ( all 3 from same breeder in Jan of this year) All 3 have been outside in a coop and run since I...
My girls have some sort of a respiratory illness- symptoms-one with a barky type cough and the other with a runny nose and taking breaths with an open mouth from time to time but no noticeable wheezing or rattling. One of my other girls died yesterday- she was the worst off with labored...
Our free range chicken found sitting on 12 eggs! ( long story but she was left by neighbors about 2 years ago and I have always fed her and she slowly has become "ours") She went missing for 3-4 days ( she usually roosts in the tree by my "captive" girls coop which are young and have not started...
Hello everyone, Wondering if someone could identify what kind of chicken is visiting my yard lately. Thank you!
She is very pretty...hope this picture is well enough.