Hello not sure what to do here. Had one of our broody hens laying on a batch of eggs her name is Helga. Somewhere along the line Helga got up and an older non broody hen got on the eggs her name is Benny. Helga was raised by a broody hen on our farm and Benny was bought from tractor supply...
So I've had my sick chicken indoors for a few days now since I first noticed her walking around like a penguin. I've had this problem with other chickens before and usually a good soak in the washbin with epsom salts does the trick. So far she's had about 4 soaks each a half hour long with me...
Hi there, one of my older hens isn't walking and isn't interested in food or water. I can get her to drink but can't get her to eat. She is still pooping and I know she's not egg bound because she hasn't been laying eggs in over a year or so. I gave her an Epsom salt bath and when I got her out...