Let me start by saying that I'm new to chickens so every experience is a first for me. A little over a year ago I rescued 9 chickens, They were all sick when I got them. Fowl pox/mites. The pox has long since gone away but now I've noticed that they have something that appears to look the same...
Noticed a bulge that doesn't seem to come and go like over eating might cause. Is this an impacted crop? In the photos below it's the black Serama hen. If it is impacted what can be done if she will not let me go near her?[/IMG]
Being a first time chicken owner I posted once before in this category to help diagnose some problems with the flock I rescued. It was brought to my attention that one of my roosters had bad scaly leg mites and to dip his feet in gasoline or olive oil. Easier said than done. He's at least 3 yrs...
So this is my first time ever having chickens. I started with two that I found in the woods hiking locked in a cat carrier. Then a few days later while trying to locate a pen for them a neighbor was moving and offeren me her pens/ Serama chickens and 2 Roosters. The pens were disgusting and to...