I found my Wyandotte, Lucille this morning laying on her side in the run….. she is dying….. and I don’t understand what really happened… she had been broody, her first time, and it was cute broody, unlike my others lol….. but I noticed this weekend her isolating herself…. And resting in odd...
I have been having this issue for a while with just a few of my hens and I would love to find a solution or at least understand what is going on because it's only with certain hens.... Usually my Speckled Sussex have extremely dry skin on their breast bone..... with one spot usually callus and...
Keet hatched last night and can’t seem to stay up right. His little leg stretches out, moves around but it’s as if he kept it curled in the egg and can’t balance on it. I find him on his side. There are no obvious deformities… and I have tried holding him so he can try balancing on both…. Any...
I have a Barred Rock Rooster, his name is Mr. Doodles. Until the past couple months he has always tolerated my presence, and enjoy my morning visits while I have coffee and update my flock journal… even just casually standing by my side, or sitting next to me…. He would occasionally get testy...
I have a Barred Rock Rooster, his name is Mr. Doodles. Until the past couple months he has always tolerated my presence, and enjoy my morning visits while I have coffee and update my flock journal… even just casually standing by my side, or sitting next to me…. He would occasionally get testy...
I unfortunately have 6 young guineas that were released with my flock and as I predicted my hens and rooster are getting pecked on… mostly just the waddles and not all of them but most…. I medicate at night with vetericyn spray on the waddles…. However, I noticed my Sussex’s eye having some...
I noticed my Brahma hen who is also molting for the first time is limping moderately. I was able to catch her and check the feet… it is swollen, kinda warm but there is no open wound to be seen on her foot….. Does this mean she doesn’t have bumblefoot?? I’m not sure what do…
I have a blue laced barnevelder that was surprisingly attacked either early this morning or at night….. and I do believe it was by another hen. Her beak is injured up high but not completely broken… in fact she can eat and drink, whew….. but she won’t put weight on her leg and that is we’re all...
So, i will explain further…. I grew up on about 24-28 acres of land…. And the guineas came with the property…. I was in the 4th grade….. I’m 44 now…. We have had all kinds of fowl and livestock, horses, etc but we loved our guineas…. And I was in charge of hatching by using an incubator. Yes...
I have a small young flock of 6 hens…3 Brahmas and two Plymouth Barred Rock hens, and 1Plymouth BR Rooster. The Brahmas are just over a year old I think and we’re added at mid June. No issues…. But I had some younger hens two Buff brahmas I had separate till they were old enough and 4 others...