So i think flock has gotten lice, but I'm not sure if that's what they have. The bugs look like clearish white egg looking things that move real fast. There under the wings and around the vent, and around the neck. Does anyone have any pictures so I can verify before I go to TSC this morning to...
I would love to get him some new girls, but I waited to long and missed out on our local southern states and tractor supply chicks. A friend of mine mentioned Murry Mcmurry, but all I see there rite now are males. Anywhere else selling females this time of year???
We have recently lost all of our hens in about a 7 month period due to a hawk, and a skunk. We had 8 hens before tragedy hit, with 6 Rhode Island Red hens that were 3yrs old, and 2 White Leghorn hens that were 2yrs old. Even though we introduced new birds the older birds put them in there place...
BrownNeck is fine now, SHEW! I gave her a full exam, and everything seemed fine, even the crop. She laid in her make shift bed (a truck tire filled with straw) out in my shop for 3 days without hardly moving. When I went out to check on her on the 3rd night she had gotten out of the bed, and was...
It sounds like maybe she might have an impacted or sour crop. Try posting this in a new emergency thread and see if anyone more experienced can help! :)
So what is a impacted crop??????????
Update: As you can see I am doing my midnight check. I have BrownNeck in my shop with the wood stove going, and we made her a makeshift nesting box today under one of the benches. When I went out to the shop, she was standing up, Hmmm. She has not moved all day except when my boys picked her up...
In need of help!! One of our 9 month old White Leghorn hens(Brown Neck) will not move or even try to move. when we stand her up she falls to the left as she is favoring her right leg. she will make a step or two before falling sometimes, and when she does she steps on her right foot with the...