What in the actual heck is this?! One of our hens just pooped it out. She's strictly on store bought feed - no free ranging (she's blind and stays indoors). It's hard as a rock...and reminds me of an ovary and fallopian tube.
I just picked up 4 Royal Palm turkey poults today - I'm not sure of age...young because they still have their egg teeth, but some have larger wing feathers. One of the poults is wet on the underside. Eating and drinking fine. Acting like all the others. Upon inspection, it looks like it's vent...
I just picked up 4 Royal Palm turkey poults today - I'm not sure of age...young because they still have their egg teeth, but some have larger wing feathers. One of the poults is wet on the underside. Eating and drinking fine. Acting like all the others. Upon inspection, it looks like it's vent...
1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
-no :) My husband and I got our first chickens as a married couple 10 years ago, but he has raised them his entire life
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
-11 chickens & 2 guineas
(3) What breeds do you have?
-Rhode...
I have a 2 year old Rhode Island Red hen that has had purple/gray swollen wattles and left ear lobe for the past couple of days (discoloration is throughout the wattle, and under the beak - accompanied by heat. Flash from camera doesn't show true color ). We live in South Carolina, so no...