Hey everyone, today my hen started displaying her normal, usual egg laying behaviour. Making the 'egg song', scratching at her laying spot etc... This was around 8am and she still hasn't laid an egg. I looked everywhere and haven't found one. She's still eating and very active. Is it possible...
Hey everyone, i noticed my chicks eye having darker blackish spots around the edge of the pupil and eye. The pupil itself is still a perfect black circle but there's a grey spot around it too. Is this ocular mareks as it's only on one eye? Here's a pic
Hey everyone, I posted a thread about this issue before but I haven't recieved much help so I am re posting. I noticed my 2yo hen has a lump the size of a gumball on her upper left thigh. Please note that she was bitten in that exact area by a feral cat 6 months ago but I didn't notice any lump...
Hi everyone, yesterday I was petting my 2yo hen and noticed a small lump on her underside near her left leg. The lump isn't hard but rather just squishy-ish. She got bit by a stray cat in that area around 6 months ago. Is it something to be worried about since she seems perfectly fine or is it...
Hello everyone, would the chicks of a Rhode Island roo over a Rhode Island hen be red sex links? what would be the outcome of a thode island roo over an ISA brown hen? Please help as I am managing my flock breeds and trying to get autosexing or sex linked breeds.
Hello everyone, would a Rhode Island roo over a Rhode Island hen result in sex links? Or would a thode island roo over a ISA brown be sex links? Please help as I’m trying to manage flock breeds and get auto sexing breeds.
Hello, my 6 month old rhode rock hen laid an egg today morning and rolled it under her. The egg wouldn’t have been fertilized as we don’t have a cockerel. We put in some hay for her and she made a nest around it and sat on it for around 20 minutes. Then she started trying to escape and I let her...
Hello everyone, one of my previous posts had to do with the same hen who is having problems now. A little context, she hasn’t laid since 2nd April which is unusual since she lays 4 times a week. She is a Hyline hen (egg production breed) and is almost 2 years old. I’m contemplating on what’s...
Hello everyone, will a welsummer roo x araucana hen create a sex linked or auto sexing chick? I don’t really understand the concept about how to create a sex linked chick. if it is how would I be able to distinguish the males from females? Would the chicks be EE or olive Eggers?
Hello! I was wondering if this is ocular mareks. I know it’s more uncommon but maybe I’m being paranoid because my hen is sick and she’s showing some signs of mareks disease like lethargy,runny poop,not eating etc… her pupil looks like it isn’t a perfect circle? I was wondering if it’s normal...
Hi everyone, my hyline hen has been acting lethargic for the past 2-3 days. It has gradually gotten worse, on the first day I noticed her being separated from the flock and eating but not as much. Gradually she’s become more and more inactive and doesn’t eat, only drinks water and stands still...
Hello, what will the chick be like if the rooster is a welsummer and the hen is an ISA brown? ISA is sex linked and welsummer is auto sexing.Does that mean the chicks will the auto sexing too or sex linked? If so how would I know which ones are Pullets and cockerels. Please help thanks! :)
Hello, these are unknown chicks I hatched in an incubator. Any ideas on what breed they may be and are they auto sexing? I think I’ve read something about a breed being auto sexing with a black spot on its head or back? I think it may be a Sussex breed but I’m unsure. Help!!
Hello everyone, my 4 month old Rhode rock pullet is walking backwards occasionally. I’ve had this problem before with a chick but I don’t really know why it happens. The chick used to walk backwards with her head down and crouching but my 4 month old just walks backwards with her head up...
Hello, my bantam hen is suddenly struggling to breathe a bit. She isn’t gasping for air and is eating and pooping normally but she’s sneezing and her breathing seems congested. Every time she breathes weird noises come through and she breathes with her mouth slightly open. Any help or home remedies?
Hello, my Hyline pullet has been yawning a bit. Its like she'll yawn 4-5 times every once in a while in a day. Other than that she hasn't been sneezing,coughing,shaking her head,stretching her neck or any other symptoms of gapeworm. Is there an explanation? The only treatment available to...
My Hyline pullet who is 9 months old and lays an egg daily. I suspected she had sour crop but she only pukes a small amount clear liquid that a weird smell but she poops often and her crop seems to be emptying. I don't really know what to do because she seems perfectly healthy and acts normal...
Hello everyone, I already identified the worm to be a large roundworm since I researched a lot before getting chickens but now one of my hyline laying pullet has got them. I noticed 2 in her poop today and she ate them again so what happens to those worms? What happens if the other chickens eat...
Hello, my flock has been diagnosed with MG and the sick chick has also had coccidiosis with she's getting treated for. The chick was completely fine in the morning but it now panting and walking backwards. Is this a sign of mareks or something else? The chick is around 7 weeks old. Please help :(