I have a cochin hen that went broody and after her hatch she decided to stay broody and lost much of her body weight and doesn't have very much meat left on her. my poor girl is almost just skin and bones. I have her eating the layer feed and drinking water normally now, but is there anything I...
I have an 9 month old bantam cochin frizzle that has been acting weird and sick since last night. She was moving slow and lethargic yesterday and when we picked her up and put her down she sort of "bounced" right up of the ground and rolled around until she was on her side and scruntched up. I...
This little guy/gal hatched today from underneath a broody hen with a huge prolapse from it's bottom! It's about half the size of a banty egg and sort of looks like the yolk. this is the forst time I've hatched/let a broody hen sit and I really would like and try to save it! This isn't the...
1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) I have acouple of Australorp replacement pullets that I got from a hatchery to raise and sell when they're older.
2) What is the behavior, exactly. They are coughing after they cluck and...
Hi there,
I usually find the my pet chicken website very helpful, but I'm stumped on one thing. I have a hen that looks exactly like the one pictured here...
Hi, I'm kinda new here, but I do LOVE chickens so I think I will fit right in!
I recently ordered a batch of assorted Bantam chicks from McMurrary Hatchery to raise. The chicks are about 3 months old now. Yesterday I was going through the cages and doing their chores and I have discovered that...