Hi there. My Rhode Island Red hen Juanita has two very swollen, red, hot feet. The swelling has increased since I first noticed it two days ago. There is no scab or wound whatsoever, just swelling, so I cannot see aplace to dig in and start operating to look for a kernal or plug. Where would I...
She is 2.5 years old. She doesn't like the oyster shell. It has been terribly rainy and thundery lately, so maybe she is stressed. Also, her sister died two weeks ago, so maybe that is affecting her?
I think that circular part that looks hard and whitish is what would have been the shell. She eats egg layer chicken feed, but my girls generally ignore the oyster shell I give them. They eat lots of watermelon & sunflower seeds as well.
This morning when I went to let out my hens, my Rhode Island Red, Juanita, did not want to get off her perch (she's usually the first to run out of the coop!) and I noticed that she had some thing weird on the floor beneath her. It looks like a weird yellowish/green runny yoke and egg white...
This morning when I went to let out my hens, my Rhode Island Red, Juanita, did not want to get off her perch (she's usually the first to run out of the coop!) and I noticed that she had some thing weird on the floor beneath her. It looks like a weird yellowish/green runny yoke and egg white...
Hey there,
I have two egg layers. On is a cream-colored bantam who lays whitish eggs, and one is a black colored hen who lays pinkish eggs (I don't know her breed). I check their nest religiously, every day after work and then a few more times before nightfall (I am just so in love with...
Hey there,
I have two egg layers. On is a cream-colored bantam who lays whitish eggs, and one is a black colored hen who lays pinkish eggs (I don't know her breed). I check their nest religiously, every day after work and then a few more times before nightfall (I am just so in love with...