Hi Rafa I just searched odd things chickens have laid & your photo came up. My chook this morning laid the exact same thing. I’ve got a photo & I’ll try to post it. It definitely wasn’t poop. She made a nest in my rabbits hutch & made the usual egg laying noises but what was left was anything...
How would I know if it was egg peritonitis? And no I don't think she is digesting her food properly!! There certainly was food in her crop this morning. I'll check again tomorrow. The vet did check if she had an egg stuck but couldn't feel anything. I'm taking her back to the vet tomorrow it's...
I have a 4 year old much loved hen & about 2 months ago she became unwell & went off the lay. I wormed her with Aviverm from the vet she picked up but slowly deteriorated. I rewormed her 6 weeks after the initial dose as I was advised by the vet to do & again she picked up but went back down...
Thanks for your advice, I think I'll do the poo sample to the vet. She's a lot better but she still has a runny bottom. I regularly give my chickens sugar free natural yoghurt with a wee bit of wheat germ. I've heard the advantages of fermented food for both birds & humans alike. I wonder if I...
I have a a HiLine chicken she's about 8 months old & she developed the sticky vent about 2 weeks back & was off the lay, looks listless etc. I lost my Penny last Christmas Day to something similar so I followed Mr Apples advice & I've wormed Pebbles & she was back on track. Eating, happy, laying...
Thank you for your advice, I managed to get the Valbazen but unfortunately it was too late. We lost her Christmas night. I can't help feeling I could've done more if I had only known. It's a very hard lesson for a novice chook owner. I'm now a little worried about my 2 hens I still have. I've...
Hi I was hoping someone out there could help me please. I have a beautiful shaver/banti cross who developed what I diagnosed as a 'sticky vent' about 8 months ago. I faithfully followed the advice that BYC gave & she recovered. About 4 weeks ago it returned, well I think that it was the same...