My 3 year old Americana chicken (the one in profile pic) isn’t doing too well. First noticed last week when she had green poop stuck to feathers outside of her vent. As of right now she won’t eat food, except for mealworms, has lost almost all of her weight but her feathers still look good and...
For the past couple of days I have noticed that my 2 yr old Brahma hen has had a warm, swollen abdomen. At first I thought she was egg bound, but I believe she has been laying eggs since I still get the same amount I normally get in the same spread out places in the coop. I felt the belly of my...
My chickens just hit the age where they are laying eggs, when I found the first eggs I didn't exactly know who it came from ( like the breed not the exact chicken). This is a problem I have in countered since I have multiple breeds in the same coop. It looks small like a silkie egg, but it has a...
For the past few weeks his head has been getting worst , it doesn't seem to bother him and I haven't seen any of the other chickens picking at him. What is this and what could be causing it?
Here are some pictures of my chickens , I have included a close up of my paint silkie because his/her comb is much more prominent then the other silkies I have at the same age. If you can give some advice of wether you know the sex of any of them that will be much appreciated. [/IMG]
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Here is Crown a Polish Chicken I got around 9 to 10 weeks ago, I don't know if Crown is a rooster or a hen. I have noticed that under his/her face there is wattles, but I don't know if that definitely means she/he is a rooster. I don't think I have any other roosters out of the other 11 in the...