I have ordered 6 Speckled Sussex for the middle of April. I use small pea size gravel in the coop which works really well, and I use straw and wood chips in the run as we have muddy areas in the run. I had several Black Australorps for the last couple of year until they stopped laying and gave...
I have 3 black Astrolopes hens and one picks feathers off her back all the time and the other ones have feathers missing from the head and butt. The one has a back that is red and the feathers are not growing back. Please help anyone.
My chickens are also infected with this disease. I also make sure the coop and outside area is clean. I clean their drinking water 3 times a day. It seems the problem is wide spead as I live in Fulton, MO.
Sorry she didn't make it. I hope that isn't what is wrong with mine. She still can't walk, but she flops around. She is still eating and drinking so I guess that is a good sign. Someone told me that chickens can't walk if they have worms. I don't know if that is true.
I have her in a separate cage, she is drinking and eating ok. She is also pooping ok so I think maybe she just sprained her leg or something. I don't know what else it could be.
Hope your hen is ok
I have the same problem with one of my hens this morning. She couldn't walk and she eats and drinks ok. So don't know what the problems is. Could she have sprained her legs or something. I noticed that they fly to get away from the rooster, maybe she came down wrong on her legs.
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I live in Fulton, MO and I am allowed 10 chickens which I have and I live right in town. I also have a rooster that one of my neighbors don't appreciate, but I am still allowed to have them. I went to the city office and ask them if I was allowed to have chickens and how many I could have...