My poor black sex link has been sneezing for 2 1/2 weeks. She wasn't showing any other signs until today when I let her out of the coop. One side of her face is swollen. There is a membrane that is completely covering her eye. She now has an eye discharge and a nasal discharge. I took her...
My chick is 1 1/2 weeks but had been acting sick since Saturday. It pasted up and I cleaned her off but she started acting sick. She went to a corner by herself and would just sleep. I treated for cocci. on Monday. She eats and drinks but not growing. She follows the other chicks around...
So, after much research I think my chick has a plugged vent. I am trying all the suggestions (i.e. molasses water, butt soaks, massage) nothing is working. She gets small amounts of poop out but the area beneath her vent is rock hard.
I thought I'd just say, "Hey!" We decided to get chickens a few weeks ago and I have absolutely fell in love with them. It's shocking how much I love my babies. Even more than my poor dog! We built a coop that will hold 6 chickens but I'm already thinking of where to put the next one and...
Hi, I am new to chickens and just got a little Buckeye a week and a half ago. I'm needing some help and advice. Last Saturday my Buckeye started looking sick. She pasted up and I cleaned her off. Later I noticed she had wandered off to the corner of the brooder all puffed up and very sleepy...
Hi, I am new to chickens and just got a little Buckeye a week and a half ago. I'm needing some help and advice. Last Saturday my Buckeye started looking sick. She pasted up and I cleaned her off. Later I noticed she had wandered off to the corner of the brooder all puffed up and very sleepy...