I have a 2 year old white giant hen that started keeping it's head down two weeks ago. Checked it's crop and it was hard. We massaged it for two/three days and now it is soft. We thought this was the reason for her weight loss. We gave our flock antibiotics for 5 days and she seemed to be...
My husband had two 3 yr old RIR hens that have died. He treated his flock for parasites when he noticed their combs becoming pale "pink". They lost weight and appetite. Other healthy hens are moulting butthe two that have died this past few weeks did not. Any ideas or recommendation as to...
RR hen found dead late afternoon in coupe. He has a flock of 15 hens and 1 rooster. No signs of illness prior to death. She was eating early this morning. No signs of broken neck, not egg bound, no prolapse vent and no signs of physical injury. Hen was healthy, plump and looked great since...
I have a turken (5 months) that is having a hard time balancing. She has to hold her wings to the side and try to stand:(. She is panting. What could be wrong?
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One of my 31 chicks has died. Two days ago I noticed that my Araucana/Americana chick looked cold, fluffed and stand offish from the others. The day was overcast so I brought her into the house. The next day the sun was out and I put her back with the others. When I cleaned...
One of our eight to nine month old Rhode Island Red chickens laid an 1 inch egg today. Normally they lay large to extra large eggs. It's been in the 20s to 30s the last few days. What do you think might have caused this unusually small egg? We've seen jelly eggs early in their laying but...