About half my flock has this "toe jam" problem, it’s this really hard build up of dirt? it's all in the same spot on both feat. I remove it and it comes right back. One hen has a hole right through her foot. It only happens to my Barred rock hens, my other breeds don’t seem to get it.
We have 7 Guinea fowl, 3 males (about 6 month old) in with our chickens, over the last week or so the male Guineas are attacking the chicken hens.
Came close to killing one hen, anyone have any experience with this?
The chick pip at lest 24h ago, then this morning it's starting to unzipping sideways.
UPDATE had to assist the little guy, for some reason it started to dry out, even with the humidity at 71%. It's doing fine now and is just waiting to fluff out :D
Sorry for the graphic photos.
This was right at the bottom of the gizzard and seemed to be blocking any food/water from getting into the small intestine? Her gizzard was full of stones and food, she was drinking quite a bit of water but she was very dehydrated when I did the autopsy.
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One of our chickens has been unwell for a few days now. She doesn't really want to move around much and she keeps moving her head and neck like something is stuck in her throat, but we can't feel anything stuck in her throat or crop.
When we caught her she ended up upside down and a strem of...
Need some help with incubating turkey eggs. Sadly our broody turkey managed to drow her self. I don't know how long she was off the eggs, I stuck them in the incubator, but they where quite cold. I think there around 3weeks old, I find it really hard to candle them.
My questions are:
1. Is...