Looks like my father in law brought some infected chicks to my flock and
now I'm paying the price. Its looking like MG.
14 birds in my original flock. About 5-7days after the chicks arrived, I noticed the gurgling, gasping for air, nasal discharge in only one pullet. After isolating that one, I...
Is that normal? I have a Rhode Island Red that began laying promptly at 20 weeks old. Great layer. Like clockwork, when she made a year old we haven't seen 1 egg since. This is about 6 months now and I'm not sure what to do. No signs of parasites. Heavy, healthy hen.
Our large black austrolorp hen hasn't ever been a consistent layer. Huge egg, though. We've been noticing her laying less and less and now her last egg was Dec 5. We had found a couple soft shelled eggs before then and figured it was her. She does not eat the oyster shells. Only the egg shells...
Received a hen from family. Unsure of age. She is rather large and black all over. Noticed a bulge beneath her vent. Upon checking it out. It is not squishy like other posts describe for hernias or internal laying, etc. It seems like almost a sack of rubbery marbles.
ANY idea? She is fine...
Chicken newbie. I'm Chelsi from deep south Louisiana. My babies are 16 weeks old. I love watching them. I know my neighbors are green with envy.. maybe not. Lol
Still trying to determine if I have hens or not.