I'm a newbie and have a 4mos old hen that has an open wound to her hock area - on the inside side of the leg. It looks like it may be an abscess that opened. I soaked and cleaned the area, but after clipping feathers back can see into the wound down to the bone. Open area is 1/2" or less. I...
Raising chickens something I've always wanted to do!
My chicks arrived at the very end of April and are now just over 2 months old. I have 1 Easter Egger, 1 Buff Orpington, 1 White Cochin and 5 light Brahma hens. Right now they are housed in a stall in my cousin's barn as my coop builder...
I am a very new newbie with chickens. This gal started limping and sitting down quite a bit a week or so ago. I wasn't smart enough to check her feet right away. When I did, one of her toes was blue-ish and there was a little bit of swelling. It didn't look like the pictures of bumblefoot, so...