My 1 1/2 year old Buff Orpington was broody last week, but seemed to break. This morning when my kids went out to check on her they said she was acting funny. This is what I saw On her vent. Is this a prolapsed vent? What should I do? I have no vet near me that will treat chickens. Please - I...
My 10 month old Buff Orpington was acting strange last week - standing by herself, looking lethargic. I gave her some vitamin E, Selenium, and Kochie Free mixed with applesauce in some of her food. She ate it and seemed to get better. That was last week. Then suddenly today, I went out to check...
I am looking for advice. One of the main reasons I got a backyard flock was that both my daughter and I have health issues, which include corn and soy allergies, as well as egg sensitivities. Through lots of research I came to the conclusion that the egg issues were probably not really egg...
One of my 10 week old barred rocks suddenly looks ill this morning. She is standing alone, her neck is puffed up, she isn’t moving much - even when touched, haven’t seen her poop today so not sure about that.
None of the other 9 pullets look sick. They were purchased from Rural King back in...
How do you feed fermented feed? I don’t mean “how do you ferment feed.” I literally mean how do you feed it to them? Do you just put it in a pan or dish and offer it? Because it won’t work in a traditional feeder. Those of you who do it, how do you give it to your chickens?