My hen has a big hole right below her vent. There was tons of maggots around and in it, I got most, if not all by putting her in the bath and letting them go down the drain. I noticed when she pooped yolk and blood came out. There is also this stuff on her feathers, I don't know what it is...
Yesterday I was at school when this all happened. My brother let his dogs out but let my chicken(matilda) stay in her lay spot, the dogs ran right to her. The dogs had her neck in their mouth but luckily my brother got the jaws loose. After than I got home and my brother was gone, so i had no...
My golden sexlinks was just lying down and i though she qanted to lay. After bringing her to her lay spot when she threw up a clear liquid. Her crop is soft and mushy aswell. I am about to take her to the vet.
It has been quite a while since I've seen my golden sex link lay an egg. she is the biggest of all of the flock, and she lays the least. at one point she was laying everyday but then stopped. Could this be a stress related issue? Not enough calcium? Was she just bred as a meat hen? I am...
My chicken has disappeared last night without a trace. She is the one on the bottem. We have search every where we can think of including neighbors' houses. We have 6 hens in total. We think she disappeared around 4pm-7pm CT. Its been hours since anything. Can someone give me some tips on how to...