My chicken had a very poopy butt the last week. She was walking prior but walking funny, like with her butt down. I put her in a bath to clean her. After the bath she became completely lethargic and really has not moved much sense. I’ve had to place her in the coop at night and she was in the...
I'll start by saying, I definitely should have read posts on this site before trying to add more chickens because I had no idea how hard it would be. Chickens are darn mean to each other. It's now been a month with the new ones separated from the older ones and I'm wondering if it is time that...
I had my first medical scare tonight and I was freaking out. I’ve had my chickens for almost a year now. It’s just a small backyard flock of 4 hens. I went to check on them and I see they are all roosting and there is just tons of blood on the roost bar. I could see that one of my hens feet was...
I've used the rural king brand coffee ground bedding since I started my coop. I am very happy with it. However, it seems like its completely out of stock everywhere right now. I even messaged the company Grounds Power by Coffee to see if they still make it but I never got a response. Does anyone...
Brand new chicken owner here. I have 4 red sex link hens. I just got them about a month ago and they started laying within the last 3 weeks. I built nesting boxes on my coop and only 1 of the 4 uses them. The other 3 all go in the corner under their roost bar. I think one may be going on the...