There was some trouble integrating a group of four chickens to our three year old flock of three hens. There was some fighting and one of our Barred Rock's had some wounds near her eyes. It was swollen but her eyes seemed to clear up latter in the day. A few weeks later I saw she had a growth...
Microraptor seems to be loosing feathers on her head. She is the lowest in the pecking order so I am not sure if it is mites or just being picked on.
Her vent doesn’t look unusual it is just her head.
Just checked out the feet of the chickens in our flock and I see some black marks/scabs on their feet. There are no outward signs of distress or change in their behavior, wondering if this is bumblefoot.
We got four chickens in early march, two austrolorps and two Easter eggers. They have been growing healthy and all have recently started laying eggs. Link to my fiancé's posts about them
Micro seems to be constantly panting, she has been doing this for a month or so. She has no other obvious...