First time chicken mom here- I’ve had my chickens since last spring. I started with 6 and recently have 4. One of my hens passed to due egg yolk peritonitis and the other one was an unexpected death. She was fine one night then the next morning she was acting off and died within hours. I’m...
I have lost 2 chickens over the weekend so I have been paying extra close attention to my 4 girls I have left to watch out for any changes.
This morning I noticed 2 separate droppings which I believe are from the same chicken. There are these orange objects in the poop. I put on a glove to...
I’ve lost 2 birds in less than 24 hours. Yesterday my Barred Rock was taken to the vet for the 2nd time this month. She wasn’t improving and it was determined that she had a severe case of egg yolk peritonitis. We unfortunately made the decision to euthanize her as she was not doing good at all...
I am a first time chicken mom and I’ve had my chickens for a little over a year now. This is the first time I’ve experienced a health issue with one of my ladies. She has always had an issue with her droppings getting stuck on her feathers but nothing more. The picture of my chickens rear end...