I AM SO FRUSTRATED. I POSTED THREAD ABOUT MY BARRED ROCK WHO WAS ACTING DRUNK, HAD FECAL SAMPLE RUN, TESTED + FOR COCCIDIA, TREATED HER AND DEWORMED HER. SHE DIED 10 DAYS AFTER HER FIRST SIGN OF NOT FEELING SO HOT. I FOUND THAT SHE 1 COULDN'T WALK, 2 LOST WEIGHT AND 3 SHE HAD ONE EYE THAT TURNED...
I RECENTLY LOST A 6 MONTH OLD SILKIE.POOR :"LEELEE" WAS FOUND DEAD BY MY 3YR OLD DAUGHTER WHO WAS HER CHICKEN MOMMY. I AM IN MAINE WHERE THE TEMP IS LOW BUT MY COOP STAYS AROUND 40. NOW I HAVE A 4MONTH OLD BARRED ROCK WHO SEEMS ILL. HER TAIL IS DROOPY CROP SEEMS PRETTY EMPTY. LEGS ARE WEAK SHE...
OK?!! I DID SOME RESEARCH AND IT ALL SAYS WATERY POOP IS A SIGN OF OVERHEATING, HOWEVER IT HAS BEEN 30-50 HERE AND WE HAD 14 INCHES OF SNOW LAST WED.! SO I AM WONDERING IF MAYBE THEY WEREN'T EATING PROPERLY DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY WERE ALL"COOPED UP" DURING THE STORM??........ MY PEEPS...
I have 13 Peeps all together. I have 3 Light Brahma's who are 30weeks. They are not laying and 1 has been seen pooping a watery blast. I have seen white water poop on the ground b4 we got 14 inches of snow in a night. They seem to be fine other then the explosion of water poop. I am wondering if...
Ijust Spent The Last 3 Hours Scouting My Peeps Fav Places And No Eggs. They Range From 22-25 Weeks And Are The Heinz 57 Crew! RIR, Cochins, Silkies, Brahmas. It's Getting Old Doing An Easter Egg Hunt In September! How Do My Hens Learn Where To Lay?
:(aww Really? That's Not What I Wanted To Hear...however I Also Am A Mom Of 2 Jack Russel Terriors Whom Would Never Leave An Abandoned Egg Alone.....now What?
I AM A LITTLE STUMPED I HAVE 18 CHICKENS FROM BRAHMAS TO SLKIES TO RIR TO COCHINS! MY OLDEST HENRIETTA A RIR IS 26 WEEKS BUT NOT LAYING? SO I THINK. THEY ALL ROAM FREELY FROM THE FIRST CROW @ 6:20 'TIL 7PM. I HAVE SEARCHED THE LAWN AND BUSHES ..NO EGGS:rolleyes: