I found one of my Isa Brown hens (about 1.5 years old) on the floor this morning. She was on her back, with her eyes closed. She had her legs fully extended out. What’s wrong with her, can it spread to the other chickens, and how do I treat it?
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She has been like this for about a day, except today she is more sluggish than yesterday. She is about 1 year old. She has had her head tucked in like this for most of yesterday and all of today. Her friend is hanging around her a lot, which I have heard is a bad sign. Thanks for any help!
Hello all. I have 19 chickens, 17 of which are pullets and 2 are cockerels. Over the past few weeks, I have seen a Buff Orpington cockerel act like some of the pullets. I have observed him cackling with some of the pullets, and imitate laying an egg, liking getting into a nesting box, making a...
Hello. I have 4 silkies, and this is one of them. I am pretty sure it is a cockerel, but I'm not sure. All of the other silkies have laid eggs, and also look blatantly different from the supposed cockerel. This chicken has not crowed. So what gender is it? I have attached several pictures with...
Hello. I have five 48 day-old ducks (1 month 2 weeks 3 days). One of them, which seems to be the biggest, has weird grayish blotches surround their eyes. This is on both eyes, while the other ducks do not have this on their eyes. Is this just some harmless trait or is it bad? I will link...
Hello. I just have a quick question about silkies and their feet. I know that silkies already have five toes. Will the cockerels develop spurs, effectively becoming a sixth toe? Having three silkie cockerels, I'm just wondering. Thanks in advance!
Hello all. I have a flock of 24 birds (19 chickens, 5 ducks), and I would like to know what materials would be good in the case of one of them being injured, because I don't want to lose more birds than I already have! Will it matter if there is a specific brand I should get? What are some signs...
Hello:frow. I have 5 Pekin ducks, all about 3 weeks old, and I'm wondering what would be good for a duck coop. What are good dimensions for the yard and coop, do they need nesting boxes, roosts, etc. and other important things. I have read that they are able to share a yard with chickens, is...
Hello all. In the file attached to this post, I have what I am pretty sure to be an Easter Egger cockerel, but I am not sure. Can someone confirm this, or is he not an Easter Egger? Thanks in advance:p