I have a 4 year old hen. A while back she developed a hole in her upper beak just below the nose. I don't know how this happened. I don't know if it is an injury or if some sort of fungus caused it. I haven't done any thing to it. The beak has now curled upward at a sharp angle. The lower beak...
Oh wow, after I got done posting the last message I went out to take pictures but it's starting to get dark and they are already trying to go to bed. I had noticed that Blackie had been sitting still in the run below the coop. So when I went to find them she and her sister were already in the...
Ok I think my hen is actually only 3 years old. I looked at her today. She is still hanging her butt. She seems alert but does not have her usual ability to get away. I flipped her over and looked carefully. Her lower tail end seems to be red. No bugs. I felt her her again I still don't feel...
Hi, My 4 year old hen is walking funny. Her rear end is hanging low, and it looks like she's creeping along. She eats and drinks ok. I think she is probably defecating ok although I haven't verified that yet. I've felt her body and I don't feel anything solid or abnormal like being egg bound...
My hen Copper died suddenly and unexpectedly. She seemed fine except for a few things. She had stopped laying eggs. Her comb started getting really pale and shrunken. She was eating and drinking ok and running around ok. After she died, I inspected her she did not seem to injured, but did notice...
My pullet Owl has somehow injured her foot or possibly her leg. She curls her toes under on the left leg and walks on the ankle stub and top of her foot. Her foot looks perfectly ok. There are no obvious injuries, no swelling, skin perfectly healthy looking. She can open and contract the toes by...
My chick was attacked by a hawk with the same kind of injury. First day flushed with water, gauze bandage that was medical taped on, and separated from the flock, with heat lamp. Next morning, removed bandage and bathed whole bird in epsom salt bath. Dried and applied medical sponge by tape...
My hen Owl has done something to her foot. She is limping and when she steps on her left foot she does not want to unfurl her toes out to stand on (although I did she her take a few steps here or there,where it looked fine). She instead tries to put her weight her stub of the leg with the entire...
My hen had something that sounds familiar. In her case the hen's vent was red and distended. She looked like she was trying to lay an egg but couldn't. I thought maybe she had a prolapsed uterus and I tried to push it back in but that didn't work.It felt like a round ball in there, an egg? I...
Thank you all for commenting, I was pretty sure she was an easter egger based on what I looked at, just wanted confirmation. She is such as pretty bird and I'm enjoying watching her grow.
My chick is doing very well. I had sprayed some liquid bandage on it. And she is now up to speed with her peers and does not show any limp. The would looks dry and clean. I'm not sure if I need to moisten it or if it is already starting to grow skin, it just might be. It is hidden under her wing...
What is Blu kote like. Can it be applied over a large area? I assume you would find it at the feed store. Do you know if her skin will grow back or is she doomed for a short life?
My 4 week old americauna chick was attacked by a hawk, two days ago. Between the mother hen and my husband bursting out the door, it got scared off and flew away. The short story, no bones were broken, does not seem to have internal injuries, is eating and drinking and pooping ok. What it did...