My hen has been acting very strange, something is definitely wrong with her. She's a red-sex-link and a little over 4 years old. Yesterday, I noticed her laying down in the coop away from the others. I picked her up and tried setting her on a low fence, and she could barely stay on it and was...
Hello, I've been thinking about breeding and selling Ayam Cemani chickens. Does anyone know if this breed is still highly sought after? And if so, do you think people would be willing pay good money for them as well as travel a fair distance to pick them up? Thanks!
Hello, I have a hen (Jules) who is beginning to display a concerning symptom I've seen before in my flock. Her abdomen area feels swollen, and I've been wondering if she could have Egg Yolk Peritonitis or something else like Ascites. Any advice and information would be helpful, thanks!
Today I noticed a strange swelling around my hen's (Hattie's) eye. Does anyone have an idea of what this is and what could be causing it? This happened to another one of my hens a while ago as well, so I'll post pictures of both of their eye area swellings.
Here's Hattie, her right eye is the...
Hello. Does anyone know what comb type this chicken has? These pictures were taken when the bird was still a cockerel, but he's older now. I'm pretty sure he's a bantam, maybe a Dutch. Any ideas would helpful, thanks!
Hello. I have a hen who I think may be either egg bound or internally laying. About a week ago or so, while I was holding her, I noticed she felt bigger around her stomach, abdomen area, and I didn't think much of it. Now, just yesterday, I saw that she was more fluffed up looking and sort of...
Hi, in this thread I'm going to share pictures of my flock along with some brief information on each chicken.:)
Cherry
female
Red Sex-Link
hatched spring 2020
Early
female
Easter Egger
hatched spring 2021
Everly
female
Easter Egger
hatched April 18, 2022
Early's daughter
Ferrari...
This is my 10 month old pullet, Jenny. Today I noticed she was making painful sounding noises. Does anyone know what is causing this? Help would be appreciated.
Here is a link to a video I took of her today.
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My hen has Bumblefoot on the bottom of both her feet and on the bottom of her right middle toe. The Bumblefoot on her toe is the worst of the infections. I first discovered the toe Bumblefoot in May and began treating it soon after. In the middle of June, I went camping and wasn't able to treat...