Hello! I have a 5.5 year old Rhode Island red hen. She has always been super healthy - no problems ever. Earlier this week I noticed that she had poop stuck to her butt feathers, and I took her inside and cleaned her up. But this has reoccured since then and her comb has shrunk and she has lost...
I have a 4 month old Egyptian Fayoumi rooster. He has always been a little skittish, but is sweet and calms down when he is held. Lately though, whenever he is held he starts yelling/screaming (not crowing) and fighting to get away and acting overall pretty terrified. He lives in a tractor...
I have two week-old chicks (BO & Salmon Favorelles) that I noticed limping yesterday morning. I put them in a separate box with lamp and food and all. It looks like there are red bruised looking spots on their "ankle". I suspect that they may have hurt themselves while perching on some small...
Hey y'all, I am new to byc, but have had chickies for four years. I am having an issue with some chicks we just got this week. Would someone who has lots of experience with chicks check out my post? https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/961081/bruised-baby-chick-foot This is my second time with...
I have two 6 day old chicks that were limping this morning. The salmon favorelles girl is just limping when she walks. She can stand and make her way to the feeder, but her walking is not normal. The Buff orphington chick is having more problems walking and standing and when I examined her foot...