Fluffy has had issues sour crop all summer, we thought we'd found worms over the weekend so started deworming with safeguard paste Monday ( day 4). We just brought her in for today's dose and she's super lethargic, eyes closes and shivering. I don't know what to do.
She's about a year and a half.
So, I have had chickens for a year now and am trying my very best to give then the best care. I have noticed on my girls that the scales are their legs appear to be getting "looser" and I am under the impression that it can be a sign of leg mites. Do these photos look concerning??
So Fluffy has been "unwell" for a couple days and I could use some help pinpointing if it's something to worry about or what......
She is a "Cariboo Special", almost a year old. She laid all winter fairly regularly but we haven't gotten an egg in 2 weeks. We've cut out free range time (3 days)...
So we were given this hen as a companion after our last sudden loss and I'm desperately curious what she is...and of anyone can speculate what colour egg she would lay....
She is smaller stature than my orpington/Americauna cross, has very fethered legs (in my limited experience) and has no...
I am so excited!!! We got a new hen a little while ago as we were down to one and both my girls have been pretty flighty, skittish since. Today, I went out at lunch to replace their water and didn't see them in the back yard by the coop, so I whistled as I tend to do when I go out to visit them...
This might not be the right place to post this but I swear the chicken raising gods have it out for me......I came home today at 430PM PDT and found Bandit (DOB 5/21/21) dead in the coop....little back story, we live in Central BC and the weather suddenly turned cold a few days ago...not...
I think my pullet may actually be a cockerel and I'm heartbroken. I have absokutely no desire to have a rooster and being inside city limits am sure I can't anyway.....DOB 4/21/21 Buff Orpington/Americana. She has been really honky the last week or so but it's was still the tune of regular...
So backstory....I brought home 3 chicks (DOB 4/21/21) and we have now lost 2 of them. I was already planning on bringing new chicks home tomorrow but obviously can't integrate right away. Will Chickie Nuggie be ok alone for a few weeks while we wait for the new chicks to get bigger??
We are...
I have a 4w old Americana/Buff Orpington that was found yesterday night laying flat in the 'brooder' and panting. I'm am trying vitamins in hopes she will perk up and be ok but I'm not sure how often, or how long I should administer them.
We are assuming vitamin deficiency as she won't stand...
Good Morning Everyone!!
I am BRAND NEW to raising chickens My husband had chickens as a child and when our Strong Start teacher incubated eggs this year we decided to give it a go!
We have 3 Americana/Buff Orpington cross chicks born April 19-21 2021.
I look forward to learning lots of new...