OK, a light sussex hybrid hen approx 1 year. Absolutely fine yesterday (but I know chickens hide symptoms) and she laid an egg. Today she is sitting a lot, tail down, orange stain on feathers around vent (blood?) and it smells. Can't describe the smell, maybe a tad fishy? Similar smell from...
I have an ex-batt, must be approx 2.5 years old. She keeps looking between her legs as if checking out her underbelly. She is eating but less than usual. Sometimes she is with the group and sometimes alone. Her faeces is white and lumpy. Any ideas??
Also, do hens rest and shut their eyes before...
Well I started the Flub tonight, see how that goes.
The sickly hen now seems absolutely fine, weird?!?!
Has anyone experienced this, a hen shows obvious signs of being not 100% but then seems fine?
It confuses me
Suspect one of my ex-batt hens has a heavy infestation, I will do a course of Flubenvet but I also own Verm X which I put in water once a month, I guess kinda like a preventative. However, If I cannot guarentee the hen has eaten some feed with the Flubenvet on, could I syringe some Verm X as a...
I think I am experiencing a similar thing, found a lash this morning, hen was "looking" poorly yesterday but seems a lot better today. Is this normal alongside a lash?
Hello
I am one of those people that worries myself stupid about my animals, have been searching the internet for 2 hours about this problem but can't find anything. Hope you guys can help, even to tell me I am just being over concerned!
Right, about a month ago I aquired 4 ex-batt hens, approx...