Hi everyone! My year old dark brahma hen has developed this loose wiggly pouch on her chest. She's acting just fine and my husband said she's just fat. Not true. It's too loose. Is this something called "sour crop"?
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I noticed one of my girls limping around the yard yesterday. There's nothing noticably wrong with her foot or leg. Could she have hurt it jumping off her ladder? Any tips or ideas?
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Help....I have never had this happen but one of my year old hens has a few bumps between her toes and a dark spot on the pad. She is limping. Is this bumblefoot or something else? If so, anyone know any good home remedies? There is no chicken vet in my area. I feel so bad for her. My coop is...
Well, my Barred Rock seems worse. Now she is really having trouble breathing and her beak is open. She is secluded from all of the other girls and on antibiotics and electrolytes, but doesn't seem to be drinking much. What's REALLY freaking me out too is this weird thing that she does with her...
So, my Barred Rock that's a year old has all of the sudden developed some greenish/whitish diarreaha looking substance stuck to her bum. Her comb and wattle are light colored, she's all puffed up, stays alone, can't tell if she's eating or drinking. Anybody have any comments or suggestions?
So I have 9 adult hens and 2 babies to add in a few months. My inside coop is 6X8 and so is my run. I'm wondering if they need an addition to their run. I'm not able to let them out to free range everyday and they seem like they are bored and antsy lately. Some of them are getting their feathers...
So, one of my year old girls (speckled sussex) won't get out of her nesting box, is making soft weird whinny cries, and the others pick on her as soon as she even tries to jump down. Any ideas???
So, I just picked up 2 new babies...a Dark Brahma and Light Brahma....that I will eventually add to my other girls making a total of 12 chickens. My inside coop is 6x8 and so is their outside run. Should I have more space than that? That's a total of 96 sq ft for 12 girls. Just want to make sure...
Day 24/25....nothing happening but I candled last night and saw my good sized chick in there....just no movement....what should I do??? I'm so worried!!!1
I'm thinking that nothing is even alive in any of the three and the first graders come up to my desk at least 20 times a day asking.....I'm really getting worried....
Okay....so, I work at a school and got 3 eggs from an Agway for the 1st grade to watch hatch. I have 9 hens at home and will be adding these to my girls eventually (I've done that part before). My question is this.....when I got them May 1st, I brought them right to school and set them up in an...