I have a small backyard flock of 12 birds.
I've had 3 die within the past month, so I had a necropsy done on the most recent loss. The results came back positive for E Coli in the oviduct and coelomic cavity. She had Caseonecrotic salpingitis and peritonitis most likely caused by the e coli...
My Cream Legbar is about 34 weeks old and still has not laid a egg. Her comb has finally darkened up so I have been hoping for a egg from her daily. The past few days she has been standing like she needs to poop. I’ve just been keeping my eye on her.
Well today I noticed she was not hanging out...
We are 5 weeks old. We are supposed to be pullets. So far so good?
Chick 1- RIR
Chick 2- Easter Egger
Chick 3- Buff Orpington
Chick 4- Cream Legbar
Chick 5- Blue Andalusian
Chick 6- Delaware
Chick 7- Cuckoo Bluebar
Hi,
I have a year old hen who I noticed is spending most of her time this evening standing around. When I went to investigate I noticed her crop feels like a ping pong ball. She was clucking to me and has bright eyes. She got up on the perch to sleep but just looks scrunched up and...
I have a mixed flock of 9 hens and 4 pullets. Today when I collected the eggs there was a very small speckled egg in the box. The only chicken I have who lays similar colored eggs is my RIR and she is 7 and tends to lay weak shelled eggs (this little one is strong!). Could one of the 14 week old...
One of my chickens got out of the coop and was attacked by my neighbors dog. Fortunately she wedged herself under a wooden step so her injuries are not as bad as they could have been. She does have a wound between her shoulder blades that is about the size of a quarter. It is torn skin and I can...
*Update* I'm pretty sure it's a leg injury. Details in post #4.
A couple days ago I noticed my 23 week old EE pullet sitting more than usuall. She would walk a bit, then slowly lower herself to a resting position. Yesterday she also had her mouth open, it was hot, but it seemed exaggerated...
I have a 23 week old EE pullet who is not laying yet. Today i noticed she is sitting, or half way between a sit or stand quite a bit. It is not the submissive squat, really more like a sit/half sit. I don't remember any of first round of pullets doing this. She also has her mouth open. She is...
I have 4 hens, and 3 chicks. The chicks are 10 weeks old, and have been in a fenced off section of the run for about 2 weeks now. This is the first time I will be introducing new chicks to the flock, and just want to make sure I do it right.
I have seen a hen run along side the fence where...
My beautiful Speckled Sussex has all of a sudden decided she is the honorary Rooster and started pecking (and sometimes full on attacking) me almost every time i go out there. I have started just facing her and holding still until she backs down, and that has helped quite a bit. I've seen...
6 week old Welsummer, and EE. 5 week old Blue Andalusian.
I'm pretty sure my Wellie is a girl. What do you think?
I think my EE is a girl too, but her pattern is throwing me off.
Blue Andalusian, pullet?
Group shot.
I know it's early, but any guesses so far? The Welsummer and EE are 4 1/2 weeks old and the Blue Andalusian is 3 1/2 weeks old.
Meet Rio, Summer, and Smokey.
Rio the EE
Summer the Welsummer
Smokey the Blue Andalusian
Summer and Smokey
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My girls are 33 weeks old my EE still has not laid a egg! Of course it's my only EE and i am SO anxious to see what color her egg will be! My GLW was the first to lay back in Dec. and the others have been laying since mid Jan. What is going on????
I posted a few days ago about my 7 month old Delaware pullet's toe. After doing a little research i think it may be Curled Toe Paralysis. It is her center toe and it is curled under so that she walks on the tip of her toe nail. It is not nearly as bad as the images that pop up on a Google...
Hi, i have 6 chickens and noticed a few days ago that ones toe is slightly curled under causing her to limp a little. It is not an obvious limp, but if you are paying attention you can see it. She seems ok other wise, laying, eating, drinking, normal poops etc. The others are all fine. I am...
I bough her as a sexed pullet, and im REALLY hoping she is indeed a she. I *think* she just went through her first molt, her feathers started looking pretty scraggly last week and now i see a lot of new, darker red feathers coming in on her back, chest and wings. I was a little worried when i...
I have 12 week chicks who are currently on Purina Start and Grow Medicated. I sent DH to the feed store to buy the Start and Grow unmedicated and he came home with Organic Pride Animal Feed. Apparently they acted like they had never even heard of Start and Grown unmedicated (although i learned...
This morning when i let the girls out of the coop i noticed that my LB had dried blood on the side of her head. After a little closer inspection i noticed it is on both sides, i *think* where her ears are. What could have caused this? All of the girls are really sweet, she is actually the only...
Round 2! My "girls" are now 8 weeks old. They are supposed to be girls, but it seems like every week i'm worried a different one is a Roo Here are my six girls:
RIR- her comb just started turning pinkish this week, but it is still not as pink as most of the others.
Del, GLW, and RIR again...