Hello,
One of my ISA browns is looking really rough this morning. She is isolating and puffed up, with a gurgling sound when she breathes and a squishy crop. When I held her a bit sideways, some liquid came from her mouth. She also seems to have some poopy butt, as does her sister (who is...
Hello, I'd appreciate your insight on my combined flock of two adult ISA Browns, plus three pullets, 2 of which are Ameraucanas and 1 Buff Orpington. The three younger ladies will NOT go out into the run, even when I let the older ones free range for the day. They guard the run (and everything...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
Yes, first got three chickens in April of this year.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
Five.
(3) What breeds do you have?
2 ISA Browns, 3 Ameraucanas
(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens...
I have two laying ISA Browns, plus three new Ameraucana pullets. They've consistently had yellow or green runny feces, on and off, in their two weeks with us. They are separated but not quarantined from the older chickens, one of whom had a runny poop today too. It's quite hot here, and they all...