I have five chickens, all about two years old; three ISAs, one cochin, and a Columbian wyandotte. About a month ago, I noticed one of my ISAs had some scraggly-looking feathers along her saddle. It got progressively worse and the feathers on top of her head also started disappearing (see...
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I have a 2 year old amber link who has been bullied for the last year. Yesterday, I went out to see the girls (6 total) and she was walking around like a penguin. I felt pretty certain she was egg bound so I immediately brought her inside, put her...
Up until Friday, I had four chickens; two Isas, one amberlink, and one wyandotte. Since the fall I've been trying to mitigate some serious bullying of my amberlink. Someone plucked out all her neck and chest feathers, has stripped her tail feathers to the Rachis, and plucked at her thighs as...
I have two isas, an amber link, and a Colombian Wyandotte that I got a little over a year ago. The isas started laying at the end of last winter and the amber link wasn’t far behind. The three of them have laid every day since and while it’s great that we have so many fresh eggs, I know it’s...
Before I post an ad and try to give this bird away, I want a second opinion on the gender. He started crowing today, but I’ve read that some hens will make similar sounds when they’re getting to the point of laying. I’m pretty sure those are saddle feathers there too. And if anyone has a guess...
I have a four, almost five month old pullet Bresse? (Actually that’s what the breeder told us, but she has a rose comb and pale pink legs. I’d think by this stage I’d be starting to see at least gray feet). Today I noticed one of her feet was swollen and she was kind of walking like a drunk. I...
Hi, I'm new to this community though not new to chicken raising. We inherited our first flock of 5 about 5 years ago from a friend who couldn't take care of them anymore. Since then, we've gone through a number of unfortunate events that have lead to us replacing our birds a couple times over...
My Rhode Island Red has been having trouble breathing for almost three full days now. I just introduced her to some new pullets who were being treated for gape worm. Initially I thought this was what she was suffering from, but treatment had no effect on her symptoms. She hasn't been eating...