I previously posted about my 4 year old black sex link hen, Nymphadora. She has the following information and sypmtoms:
-small poops (only very watery eurates)
-swollen/watery like abdomen (near the abdomen and vent) (not egg bound I checked her vent)
-lathargic, will fall asleep anywhere
-crop...
My red sex australorp has been acting off since I came back from vacation. I left for three days to go to Pennsylvania. I made sure my flock had chicken feed and fresh water. When I can't back to of my chickens are in full molt, but are as bright and spunky ever. But my dear Nymphadora isn't...
So I've talked about my 4 year old tetra brown, mable in the past. But today I have become extremely worried about her condition. She's been having this labored breathing, she has more trouble during very humid days. She is very lathargic at times and has a limp in her right leg. Today I noticed...
I have a hen named Mable, she is a tetra brown who is about 4-5 years old. She is one of my head hens. I have hand-raised her since she was a chick, she was one of the original six chickens I got. She is getting a limp, I think its arthritis and I notice she is more often laying in the shade and...
I am trying to break my broody Austolorp hen, Artemis. We do not know her exact age because we got her as an already adult egg-laying hen. She is broody and I am trying to snap her out of it. We don't need her to be broody and its not good for her health. I've tried removing her from the nest...
I obtained these two together late last fall and I am still confused about what breeds they are. This is Nymphadora. This is Artemis.
Nymphadora (or Nymph for short) Is the only chicken I have with spurs. She looks allot different from Artemis so I don't know for certain if they are the same...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I have been keeping chickens for a little over 4 years now.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
I currently have 6 lovely egg-laying hens
(3) What breeds do you have?
I have what I love to call the Marshmellow troupe. 2...