I bought two chickens yesterday to increase the flock for my rooster. We had 8 hens and 8 rosters, but lost a few (eyp, egg bound, culling, and gave some away) including my prized broody (tumor) that kept the flock going. Anyways, I bought these two comets on good faith from the owner.
I didn't...
My chicken has EYP. She was on antibiotics not too long ago and we had some fluid drained. She's been doing fine, but recently she has gotten really bad vent gleet. I've been been giving her probiotics the last few days, no change yet. However, she has pooped out these hard yellow fatty tumor...
Hey all. I posted a thread on Sunday about my chicken Julia. I ended up taking her to a vet and we're 99% sure she has EYP. She is on day two of antibiotics and anti-inflammatory. We drained almost a cup of fluids out of her. The fluids were on the thicker side. She is of course drinking a lot...
My chicken is not moving and doesn't seem to be eating or drinking. I found her in the coop yesterday afternoon and she wouldn't come out. I took her inside and cleaned her down, she gets really bad poopy butt. Her vent was clear and looked normal. She didn't change her behavior after the...
I've always had pets, but just your typical cat or dog. Ten months ago, we got 2 hens (not sure how old) from a friend. Over that time we have learned so much, mostly from BYC.
One of the hens (Sharon) kept going broody, so we broke down and got some fertilized eggs for her to sit on. Now we...