I found her on the ground outside this morning acting very unlike herself. She was fine yesterday, laid an egg the day before.
I'm at a loss, no visible signs of injury, doesn't seem to have any abnormal swelling in her abdomen. she won't put weight in her left foot, the panting seems to be...
Sweet Pea here is about 7 weeks old and was listed as an Ameraucana at Wilco. I know feed store Ameraucana's are typically Easter Eggers. I think the coloring looks like wheaton, but I am not sure.
She has grayish colored legs.
Don't mind Cocoa, the curious Chocolate Orpington next to her, she...
Got these two at Wilco as chicks (sexed as pullets).
The first one, Abigail, is BIG into digging/scratching, but pretty timid socially. She is starting to get waddles that are a little red, but no pink on her beak/comb.
The other is Sunny, much more of a precocious and social bird, but also...
Hi BYC,
After referencing this site many times over the last year I finally decided to sign-up.
I got my 2nd set of chickens a year ago. The first set were three "pullets" my wife found on Facebook that ended up being cockerels that were rehomed, back in 2020.
Now I have 4 one year old hens...