I have a nearly 2 year old Black Austraulorp hen, Juno. About a month ago, we realized that she may suffer from partial blindness in both eyes (Reason unknown still) and its caused several issues we don't have solutions for yet.
Feeding:
Our feeding system is a pest proof bucket with 3 large...
I was outside watching my girls free range when I saw one of them raise their foot and start to pull off some dirt/poop. I noticed a small dark spot on her foot and immediately thought of bumble foot. After looking at her I made sure to check the rest of my girls and found that more of them have...
I have a flock of 8 australorps and 2 of them now have bloody combs. I believe it is due to bullying by several members of the flock. I took the two victims and separated them from the rest for a night and treated their combs per the instruction of an online vet. I noticed today when I put them...
I'm sure this has been discussed to death but none of the previous answers exactly answer my question.
I have a flock of 8 hens. They were separated, 4 in a group, from 1 day old to about 2 months for an agriscience project for my high school science class. After the project, Groups A and B...
Hi there, Im Heather. I've raised 8 australorps from chicks till the current (about 18 weeks). This is my first time raising chickens, originally reared for a high school agriscience project but kept all as pets. I joined byc due to some general concerns of my flocks every now and then.