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Janice, I finally got up the nerve to drain two of our hens about a couple of months ago. The first one had completely clear fluid and the second had fluid the color that you described. The first one had laid a small lash egg before I drained her so, as an antibiotic preparation, I put her on...

Thank you, everyone, for your input on this thread! We have a couple of our ladies who are distended right now. The two-yr-old more so than the four-yr-old! I believe we may need to drain the younger one, she is so big. But I think I may try milk thistle or another herb source of a diuretic...

I just found this thread and was fascinated by it! How is your little earring thief? Has her leg healed? Did you end up getting her x-rayed for either her leg or the earring? Inquiring minds want to know!

I could be reading too much into it. I do know that I have never seen one of the chickens act so oddly. I'm usually the one saying, "They're chickens! They do that!"

So, here’s my latest quandary: One of our hens had a hard molt but has completely refeathered now. While she was in the pins stage, before I realized there were issues and separated her, our rooster decided to mount her. She had a complete fit and understandably so. I’m sure it was quite...

We have a spectacular Lavender Orpington roo. He is very good with us but is protective of his ladies in a gentle way. If someone starts heading toward something he thinks is dangerous he just uses his body to herd her back where he wants her. He always waits for them to eat the best food...

We have had chickens now for two and a half years. What an adventure it has been, too! We had no idea how much psychology was involved in keeping chickens or how attached we would be to the critters! At this point the eggs are just an added bonus. We have quite a mixed flock. We have...