Hi Team,
My girl has a swollen backside, which implies to me that she's got an egg stuck in there. Anything I can or should do? I lost a chicken earlier this year because of a distended oviduct that ended up getting necrotic and developing maggots. I just want to make her life comfortable and...
Hi all,
Thank you so much for all the support you've provided over the past few years. I have another head-scratcher and would love some advice about moving forward.
In my flock of eight, I have a Rhode Island Red hen who has always been at the top of the pecking order. All my chickens are...
I have a small backyard flock with eight chickens, including three Barred Plymouth Rocks. Two days ago, I noticed that one of them had a bloody behind, with what I thought was probably a blocked vent.
When I brought her in, I saw that her behind was crawling with maggots. After hours of...
Hi everyone! Longtime reader first time poster here in Chicago.
In April, we adopted two Polish chicks — one is a cockrel and the other a pullet. They are four months old now, and I think they'll get a *little* bigger, but they're significantly smaller than the rest of my flock (which includes...