I have a pullet that was born with crooked toes, her name is Forest. I tried several times when she was a chick to splint them but she kept getting them off. I gave up and she has been fine but she is now really limping, I think she hurt the leg jumping off the roost.
Has anyone been successful...
Hi there, just wondering if anyone has any ideas on stopping an older hen from trying to lay? I have an old dorking that still tries to lay however the eggs either had little or no shell. I just finished treating her for egg peritonitis and she is doing well but I noticed she is in the nesting...
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I have a little roo(i think) that on saturday morning i noticed was looking at the floor with a funny twist to his head. At first it looked like he was just looking at his shadow because i just moved him and three others out to the coop. By sunday the behaviour was more pronounced...
Hi, i have a hen that has had very clear watery stool for over a week now. She is one of three dorkings that all roost together that are from the same hatch. All other hens and roosters are fine.
The question is could her stool be like this from stealing chick starter from my 3 month old pullets...
It is below zero here in Ont and i have a poor hen (currently in my house) that is very, very bald. What is the best thing for her? All the advice is different; leave her in the coop, bring her in, sweater, no sweater...just to put it out there i did order her a sweater but it won't be here for...
I have a year old silkie rooster that was living with two redx hens until last month i got two silkie hens. He now only protects and feeds and breeds the two silkie hens and keeps the other two hens away from them . He also will chase and keep the two larger hens in the nesting boxes while in...
Hi. I just joined yesterday and with a few "oops" in sending a message, I think i have it.
One of my girls had an accident with a basket ball (don't ask) on sunday afternoon. I have her separated out from the other 4 and she is eating and drinking and she did lay today. I also have her on...