I have a 8 month old Rhode Island Red hen that is displaying some of the symptoms of sour crop. She has always been a smaller bird compared to the rest of our flock, and developed wry tail as she got a bit older. I've found some complaints online from the hatchery she came from that their...
We have 8 birds that were all raised together from chicks, everyone is currently 21 weeks old. We have one cockerel (was supposed to be a hen) and four of the three girls are now laying. Our boy has always been well mannered towards us, found treats for his girls, and was a good protector.
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I posted earlier today about a neck injury my hen sustained. We got it washed out and treated with antibiotic spray. She has been separated from the flock since and is indoors in a brooder with lid to keep her safe from the others and keep bugs away from her neck.
This evening it seems like...
I went to check on my birds earlier and noticed one didn’t come running up as she usually does. I found that she was sitting by herself and bleeding from the back of her neck. I immediately separated her and have her in a dog pen inside. I flushed the wound with saline and sprayed liberally with...
We have two chicks that we ordered from Murray McMurrray Hatchery that my husband and I cannot quite determine breed on. They are part of a mixed flock we ordered with several breeds of all females (supposedly). We know these two should be a Welsummer and a Bielefelder, but cannot figure out...