Hi one of my original girls became low energy in last 48 hours. She is about 6 years old and a black Australorp. She has been fine bird until now. I checked her crop and feels empty- she not really eating or drinking. Also she has dried poop on her vent area- she never had that before. I just...
Hi, my almost 5 year old Buff Orpington had been showing signs over the last week of being a bit off but was eating so I thought it may have been the bitter cold up here in Upstate NY. In any case she looked particularly off yesterday so I picked her up and she spit out a dark brown fluid. I...
Hello i have a small flock of five hens, 4 and 5 years old. My yellow buff orpington is not laying, but more importantly not eating and is listless and separating from flock. She is usually the most magnanimous bird I have. Been going on for maybe 2 days at most. She looks healthy- crop...
Hello Fellow chicken keepers! I have had a small brood of chickens for about 18 months now. I started with three hens, and then last April added three new pullets. The introduction of the new birds went well -after I watched several videos. I have a question about the size of my run with the...
Hello, I started with three egg layers last August and got three more pullets this April. The new girls have not started laying yet. I am in love with the girls and plan to let them retire and live out their lives in my back yard. I am in a small city in upstate NY but have a double city lot...