Went out this morning. Found six meat chickens that looked dead until you touch.them. They move and some.scream. The other six are fine. I fed them at 7pm last night they were fine. Only thing changed was the feeder. It was metal but clean and kept with all other feeders. Any ideas?
I found one of my rooster in the yard on his back. He was movinging his legs and trying but looked a truttle on its back. When i stood him up he would take s few steps then fall on his side. He would move his legs like he was trying to get up but made no progress. This has been about a week ago...
I had 4 chickens left that survived the sudden and mysterious illness last week and they were all doing great running around and eating and drinking. We gave them some squash out of the garden today and then about 30 minutes later we noticed that one chicken was gasping for air and flopping...
My hen that i posted about earlier has passed. it took her 3 days to finally pass. yesterday i found one light Brahma up on the hill dead. Today i found 2 light and 1 buff huddled together under the bridge around 5pm, 2 have passed already. One is still eating and drinking but not very active...
Friday one of the buff orps was just standing by the gate. would not eat when I threw out food. I picked her up and set her in front of the food and she just stood there. Found out that she could not see. I put her in the garage and a few hours later she could see. she will eat if u put food in...
I have a rooster that got a few months ago he might be about 2 years old. I went to feed everyone today and he was sitting in front of the coop. It was raining and he was just siting out there not moving but his eyes were open. I picked him up and he didn't fight it at all. he can move his legs...
i just got a new chicken at the sell this weekend. i believe she may be blind i put her in a seprate area so she could eat. i went out an hour later and she was gone. my great pyr showed me were she was (i hope she didn't do it) she has a large wound on the side of her neck and some back...
I have a 10 week old hen that has a slipped tendon. i have read just about everyting there is. i cant seem to figure out the right way to use a sling or to apply a brace. im afraid that if i let her out with the other chickens that she'll get hurt and she cant live in the garage forever. if...
for some reason i have it in my head that if i keep a light on that it will keep the rats away from my chicks. is this true or just something ive made up in my head? and im worried about them trying to make my ducks a meal b/c they nest on the floor of the coop. im i over reacting?
I just tried to splint her leg and i cant figure out how to do it to stop her from walking with her hock almost of the ground. i need pictures of chickens with splints PLAESE!!!
one of my golden sexlinks just isnt acting like her self. she dosent seem very alert and she just laid an egg with out the shell. she was just standing by the gate and the egg came out no straining or anything. the white was clear and the yolk bright. she is eating and drinking. she had a little...
one of my chickens seems to be puffed up and spending alot of time in the coop. her feathers are also thinging some of the other chickens feathers are looking the same but they arent puffed up. here are some pictures.
i have an 8 week old chick that had spradle leg when it hatched. i put a splint on it and in three days it was better. the same leg is now bending to the outside and he seems a bit unstable when i let him out. should i try to splint it agian or is this something different?
yesterday i noticed a really large dog like chicken poo. at 1st glance i thought a dog was in my yard but after a closer look i seen the urrites(sp) on the end. i found some more just like it today. what would cause my hens to have large dog poos? sorry for the descirption..didn't know how ealse...
last week my chicks had blood in there droppings i started them on corid the very next day and it cleared up. i stoped the corid saturday and on sunday evening they were passing blood agian so i started them on corid agian. this time its not clearing up. and one chick is a little lathargic. i...
i have some chicks that are 4 weeks old. they havent been outside but im seeing blood in ther droppings today. one is a little lathargic. the only thing i have at the house is wazzaine(sp) and terramycin. the only feed store i have here is TSC. i dont know if they have sulment. can i start them...
my chick is now 10 weeks old. he goes outside eveyday with the chickens but i bring him to the garge at night because something got my other chicks. but now he is roosting so i was wondering if it was safe for him to stay outside at night now that he is roosting?
i have a 3 week old chick that is missing her back feathers. the skin is red and looks a little dry and raised. there are small blood spots were the feathers were. i havent seen anyone pecking on her and i don think she pulled them out. and there is another chick that seems to have broken...
one of my chicks has a leg that shakes when he stands still. it seems that the hock on that leg might be a bit sowllen. other than that he seems fine. chick will be two weeks old tomorrow. any ideas?