Search results for query: *

  1. L

    Good dewormer?

    One of my chickens has developed diarrhea. I am not sure which one it is but I found the poop. It has worms in it that are still moving. What is a good dewormer I can put in the water? I'll post a picture in a minute but I am having a hard time transfering it from my phone ot my computer.
  2. L

    Crop full of air

    One o fmy birds appears to have a a distended crop I thought it was food but it appears to be air. I spoke with soemone else who agreed with me that there was just a bunch of air in it. She told me she had only seen this in commercial flocks. What she could not answer for me was what the cause...
  3. L

    Hen waddling with swollen belly

    just went to check in my chickens today and found of of them appearing to be fatter than usual. She was waddling and appeared to be constantly trying to poop. He did poop a small amount but continues to walk around and poop more. I picked her up and her belly is distended and feels like a full...
  4. L

    Rooster suddenly lethargic and swollen left cheek

    so I have a automatic door opener. Since I work 24 hour shifts I left before the door was open and when I got back I was so tired I fell asleep. When I woke up this afternoon I found the battery had died and they were in the coop for over 24 hours. All the ladies were active and happy. But my...
  5. L

    Restocking flock

    So I have 15 hens and one rooster. they are right at one year old. When should I be breeding for replacementss? Should I breed from my current stock? Last year I hatched 4 chicks from my flock. Out of the 4 that hatched 3 survived to adulthood. They are all very strong. My current stock all...
  6. L

    Chicken sick?

    I have noticed my chicken has been making a low pitched whistling noise for the past 2 months. She dosn't seem affected by it, so I didn't think much of it. When I palpated her trachea she coughs/sneezes. I have also noticed her crop feels full, but I can't tell if it is fluid or gas about the...
  7. L

    Molting too young?

    So a few of my hens are only 10 months old and they appear to be molting. One in particular looks like she is losing all of her neck feathers(not just the few the rooster would pulls out)and a bit around her body. Others have their tail feathers missing. I understand they are not supposed to...
  8. L

    Possible Gape worm

    So I have been noticing one of my chickens was outstretching her neck, and few weeks later I not can here her audibly making a whistling noise. A few other bird have ocassionally outstretched their necks but nothing obvious. Could it be gape worm? Or any other thoughts? Thanks
  9. L

    Respiratory Problem

    Ok I as just out assessing my flock when I noticed on of my hens sporatically coughing. It sounded kinda wet like she was trying to cough up something. Or she did this half sneeze half cough. She is periodically outstretching her neck. She was easy to catch and that was weird as she doesnt get...
  10. L

    Hen laying dirty eggs

    Ok so one or two of my hens keep laying dirty eggs. I have a rollaway nest box and they are always dirty after they are layed. the nest box area is clean. Other eggs are clean except one particular hens eggs. Does nayone have any thoughts? Thanks
  11. L

    Hen lad soft eggs hanging from her butt

    So this evening I was checking out my hens when I noticed this ling white blood swinging from her vent. She was so flighty it was had to get a hold of her. Another hen near by picked it off of her before I could. Upon closer inspection it looked like a soft shelled egg that was broken open. It...
  12. L

    Chicken leg problem

    Ok so about 2-3 days ago I noticed my favorite hen was limping and just laying around a lot. I noticed she was favoring her L leg, just doing like a tow tap and would not let her heal down. When I picked her up her affected foot would just stick out and she would ont grab my finger. I...
  13. L

    Tip of beak broken off

    So one of my fave ladies seems to have injured herself. I noticed her beak was a bit dull and looking closer it looks like the tip was broken off. There was however, a small thin peice of the sticking out a bit. Maybe it is the roof of ther beak or a basement layer for the beak to grow back...
  14. L

    The chicken Hilton

    So for the last few months I have been working to create a coop/garden shed. I designed it as a 10x12 shed with a wall in the middle. half is coop half is shed. I am in nursing school right now so this has been a weekend only project or whenever I am not studying or sleeping project. We are...
  15. L

    NPIP inspection video

    So I wasn't sure where to post this, but next month I have the the state lady coming in to do the NPIP inspection and tagging for my flock. I was thinking about making a youtube video about the process, to try and get other interested in becoming NPIP certified. Would anyone be interested in...
  16. L

    Rooster behavior and hen maturity

    So I have 15 hens I grew from chicks they are about 18 weeks tomorrow and two roosters from the same hatch day (they got misidentified). They are all heritage breeds. The roosters are crowing and have now started trying to mount the ladies. I have only seen one success with the rooster The...
Back
Top Bottom