I have searched and read many posts here and I apologize for yet another on the subject but I’m at a loss. My young rooster cannot stand up. He is otherwise alert and acts normal. If I pinch a foot he can draw it back but his toes stay curled. He is eating, drinking & eliminating normally. His...
I got this hen from someone & she’s always having health issues. Now she is limping & it’s bumblefoot. After her soak, I was cleaning her poopy rear end & saw her vent. She had lice when she first arrived but we’ve gotten rid of those. Any thoughts on what’s causing these sores? (Photo...
Lice & nits?? Photos of vent & area just below. I took in this hen a couple of months ago. Her rear end was always sort of dirty but just got worse and now I see why! I have my flock of 5 others hens. None of them like to be caught so I can’t easily examine. I don’t see any other dirty...
My 23 week old Mottled Houdan left this for us today. This is her second (third & fourth) egg. Her first egg was bumpy all over & she left it in the dirt. At least this time she layed in a nesting box. We have a RI Red the same age who’s been laying nice brown (smallish) eggs for 2 weeks.
A friend gave me this 8 week old hen. She was in a group of meat birds they ordered. Since she was the oddball, she got a reprieve and will live with my chickens. Can anyone ID her?