I just got home and one of my hens has an apparent pro-lapse. It’s terrible. I’m thinking there’s no other option than to cull. Anyone have a hen like this that recovered from a prolapse this bad?
I’ve raised chickens for years, but this spring we got our first cochin bantam frizzle. I read frizzles aren’t able to trap heat, so they need special care during winter. But, I’m unclear what temperature is too cold. Summer went straight to winter in Montana, and we’re supposed to get down to 6...
This is “Mystery” our 19 week old something. As a chick, Mystery was all black. He-She was slower to develop feathers, has longer and softer feathers, and has made odd vocalizations for weeks. Mystery came from a big box store (Hoover’s Hatchery), and looked NOTHING like the other chicks in the...