I have a hen with one week old chick. We made a separate chicken coop and run for her because the other hens were very aggressive and killed 2 of her other chicks. Now she wont leave the enclosure with her chick at all. Its hot here up to 108 and I'm afraid of her overheating but when we try...
We heard screaming and then a roo with a badly swollen leg. He was fine before. Have no idea what happened. Not sure if the leg is broken. We’re isolating him and giving aspirin. Any ideas on what else we can do for him
We had a young chicken up and die on us. We did a narcolepsy on it and It was actually a rooster. all the organs looked good except maybe the heart. It looks like a blood clot in it. If any can confirm that’s what it looks like to them I would appreciate it. Sorry if the pic upsets anyone.
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:( One of my favorite hens died unexpectedly, approx. 4 years old, presented lethargic, tail down, looking like she was trying to pass an egg. We thought maybe she was egg bound. Eyes clear, no runny nose, tummy felt soft and distended, comb was turning black. We treated her for egg bound...
How long after a hen has completed her molt does egg laying return? I have one that seems to have completed her molt, back to herself, but hasn’t started laying again. She’s probably around 18 months old and seem perfectly healthy.
I have nice little grey hen that is need of help! We noticed she was sleeping a lot and losing weight, ruffled feathers and listless. We separated her and started her on Corid in her water even a few drops straight. She's eating some and drinking but is nothing but feathers and bones. She...