Hey everyone!
I hatched out my first incubator babies. They are 4 days old today. Yesterday I realized that one is blind, at least partially. I believe it might be able to see shadows maybe, but not sure.
It seems like an otherwise healthy bird, just can’t see. It has managed to learn where...
So about a year ago we had a case of Fowl Pox run through our flock, no big deal, everyone made it out just fine. Fast forward to now, we had a hen hatch 4 eggs. 2 weeks in I started noticing signs of fowl pox on 2 of the babies and one adult who never showed symptoms during the last outbreak...
So about a week ago I posted that I noticed one of my hens has dry pox. Since then my broody developed dry pox which has now turned into wet, open lesion on eye lid and one on her cheek area. She has a clutch of eggs that are due to hatch in less than a week. What do I do? I’ve read that pox can...
I am not sure when it started because this hen is usually very timid and won’t let me near her, she got a little close today and I saw this and spent 20 mins trying to corner her. My other chickens don’t have this. They eat later pellets, and it has only gotten below freezing for the first time...
My name is Emily, I am from Texas and have been a chicken owner for about 2 years now. Every day has been a learning experience, and yet I still have questions almost every single day 😂
I am excited to be a part of this community and to learn from others' past mistakes so that I don't have to...