I have a Buff Orpington hen named Pumpkin and she is approximately 2 years old. For the past few weeks Pumpkin has had a pale comb and her vent has been covered with poop from time to time. I washed the poo off a few days ago and her vent and the area around it seemed to be doing fine. Today I...
One of our 22 week old black austrolorp hens looks like she has a problem. She mostly stays inside and her comb and face is very pale looking. She has this yellow crust-like stuff on her face. Does she have a cold or something? Here is some pictures I took.
We have a Buff Orpington who has a problem. She has some feathers under her vent that she is missing. I am sure it could not be molting because it has been like this for months. I have also identified this chicken is the head of the flock. Is this feather loss because of chickens trying to be...
One of my Buffs ate a screw this morning. I saw the screw and whenever I reached out to get it, one of the hens grabbed and ate it. I don't know which chicken it was, but is there a way to tell which chicken ate it? If you do find out, is there a way to get it out without veterinarian help, or...
So, today our chickens are three days old, we got them on Thursday when they were one day old. This morning i saw scat on one of the smallest chickens bum. We tried to get it off, but it stuck. So we got the scat off by getting a old toothbrush and dipping it in water. Then we let the chicken...