I have one two year old hen with scaley legs. Her legs are also mottled with grey and red splotches.The scales are slightly lifted. She also has some white spots on her comb. Does this look like mites? Gold laced Wyandotte. Not sure if she is laying because we have two. She is acting healthy.
My 2 year old hen is making repetitive honking noises and seems to be having difficulties breathing. She is active, has normal color and attitude. We have isolated her. She doesn't have a sour smell or anything visible in her throat. Her crop is full and has a few large bits in it. Thoughts on...
One of my girls seems to have a frequently poopy booty. She hasn’t had any health issues yet. Is this normal? Should I trim the feathers? Also newbie question, do you bathe chickens in winter? She is 8.5 months old, gold lace Wyandotte.
Our sapphire gem died suddenly today. She was fine in the morning and laid a normal egg. Four hours later she was on the ground in the run, still warm with no injuries. It felt like she had small rocks in her crop.
I am going to contact our vet Monday to see about a necropsy. I’m wondering if...
My sapphire gem pullet is just shy of 7 months old and has been laying for about a month. I have two questions:
1) Her eggs have been spotted the entire time. I was reading on this website that spots are a sign of a health problem. Do any other sapphire gem owners have spotted eggs? Or are...