I've got twenty some odd chickens, different breeds, different ages and stages of life. They all have normal feet except one. This gal has freakishly long talons. Quite frankly I'm not sure how she walks. Is this a normal thing? Are we supposed to trim their nails?
I have a chicken who seems to have something wrong with her. She is doing this weird cough/sneeze thing and has watery poop. No runny eyes or nose, no bloody stools, and not even acting sick. Just the cough and the watery poop. She's been doing this for several weeks. She in with 20 other...
When my girls began their molt last September they stopped laying eggs and didn't start again till April! They are molting again and I'd like to know how to help my chickens resume egg laying sooner rather than later.
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I have a mixed flock of six hens. They are just a year old and, up until a month ago, all were laying faithfully every day. A month ago we had a heat wave (triple digits) and during that time three chickens stopped laying. I figured that the heat had put them off their...
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I have a six week old Ameraucana and she is acting sick. Last night, when I put them to bed, all the chicks looked and acted fine. This morning my Ameraucana "Cleo" is lethargic, not eating or drinking, and warm to the touch. None of the other chicks seem to be affected. I'm a...