I have a 1.5 year old Rhode Island Red hen who is being bullied by the entire flock. Everyone is the same age and was raised together. The hen has a limp from a fall when she was younger. It’s never been an issue and she has always fit right in until recently. Other advisors have said to remove...
So I just found one of my barred rock hens on the floor of coop, she’s conscious and alert. She is limping and having a difficult time moving around and she had poop all over her bottom. Breathing also sounds congested. I put her down in the run and the other hens immediately starting attacking...
Hello, newish chicken mom here. I have a 10 sixteen week old chickens (2 roosters, 8 hens) and 11 7 week old pullets.
We have a large coop and run, at night the older chickens stay in the coop and the babies are still in their brooder box, which is in the foyer of the coop. During the day, the...
First time chicken mom here. I have a 5 week old production red that has sustained an eye injury. Eyelid is swollen with what appears to be stringy looking skin coming out. Some of the skin was dried and I loosened it up with a warm compress but when I tried to remove it, it seems to be...