My 3 year old RIR has been moving her tail up and down since yesterday. It looks like she is trying to pushing an egg out. She is lethargic, lets me touch her which isn't normal. I gave her some oatmeal with electrolytes and some polyvisol to boost her energy but I'm not sure what else to do...
My 9 month old RIR is not doing well:( She usually lays brown eggs but she is now laying white eggs. She stands straight up so that her rear end practically drags on the ground. She is still eating and drinking regularly and seems healthy otherwise.
There has been no changes to the coop...
My chicken's comb is all white on the top and so I think it is frostbitten. It got to be around minus 8 celcius today but the chickens still wanted to go so I let them out of the coop. Can i keep the chickens inside the coop for the whole winter?
thanks,
Tia
Hi Everyone,
I guess it is time to introduce myself. I've been posting for about a month or so on the the emergencies thread. My little RIR stopped walking and so I've been so involved with helping her get better that I haven't had a chance to introduce myself. We (my husband, his twin...
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I'm a brand new chicken owner. I found one of my pullets dead last week and now another one is sick. She won't get up and when I bring water to her mouth she sips it and then throws her head back which propels her whole body backwards. She won't eat the chicken starter and I tried some...