I am about 10 months into raising chickens for the first time ever. And therefore, my chickens are also 10 months old! I went out today and noticed that all of a sudden, at least 3 of my chickens (one rooster and two hens) have missing feathers on their back (near saddle area). My questions are...
I have an 18 week old ISA Brown that I watched lay an egg this evening. After she remained in the nesting box panting for 5 minutes , I went to get her and noticed she’s still in the squat/penguin walk mode. I assume she’s not egg bound but what’s going on? Does she need help?
Hey! Newbie here. I am pretty sure my girls all have Gapeworm. Not confident obviously, because I’m very new, but lots of open mouths and a gagging motion. I don’t hear them gag or cough or anything- just a strange neck crane and mouth open thing. Otherwise they are acting totally fine.
Can...
