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We recently adopted a friend's rooster, who was hatched at her grandsons preschool and she had taken home because was going to be culled. They informed us that he was very friendly and was being bullied by their bossy hens. Having had a very friendly rooster (and one more aggressive) in the...

Thank you so much!

I appreciate your reply very much, and you're DEFINITELY not a jerk. These are the exact thoughts we've been juggling. That's the main problem we're having, though... none of the symptoms points us directly to anything, and she doesn't seem entirely miserable, so we're really just trying to make...

Our vet said they won't help us. And the offices they recommended won't help either.

Thanks. Yeah, like I said... We assumed this was it for her since she's an old lady. But she's been hanging in there for so long now we just feel bad that she's in a lump on the ground all day. Poor old gal.

We're in central New Mexico, US. We got her from a feed store at 3 days old, so unless the hatchery vaccinated them, then she has not received any vaccinations. She will be 7 in the spring, so when she started exhibiting these symptoms, we thought she was a goner as we know they don't live much...

Hey guys. A few weeks ago I posted about our buff orpington hen, Bellina, who had suddenly stopped walking and presented with long leg scales and toenails. After a thorough cleaning of the coop, and a dusting of DE, we treated both our hens with ivermectin (1/4-1/2 ml on the affected hen...

Yep! I definitely want to be on the lookout now that I know she's got something going on! Thanks for the info! We did the warm water, oil, and Vaseline and it seems to be helping. She's still not back to normal, but she's much more active today than she was on Friday. We're going to repeat the...

I just didn't notice before since she seems otherwise healthy and hadn't shown any behavioral changes until two days ago. Hopefully the treatments we're doing are helpful. I'll look into gout. Thanks again.

Here's a close-up of her feet. We soaked in warm water, oil, then Vaseline right before she went to roost tonight. She was very patient. If this treatment doesn't seem to work, I'll get some ivermectin. Thanks again for your help.

Would the reproductive issues you mentioned be something I could identify or treat?

Super. She hasn't been laying the past week or two, anyway, so that may not be an issue for us. I'll see if I can find it at our local farm supply.

I did get this photo last night... Not sure if that's helpful, but I think I'll not be able to get a much better one until this evening when I've got help wrangling our dog and 3-year-old. 😉

Thank you so much for this response! I'll take a closer photo of her legs today. Is there anything we should do in the coop to stop the mites if that's what it ends up being? We have diatomaceous earth that we "foof" in there from time to time. I'll keep you posted on the leg photo. Thank you!

I didn't find a bound egg when we fed them tonight. She does feel like she's lost some weight. Why only have 2 hens and the other seems completely normal. It seems like an injury, rather than an illness, since she's alert and eating, just seems off-balance he unsteady on her feet. These photos...

One of our hens started acting weird last night. She seems otherwise healthy, alert, and interested in food (she's eating some frozen watermelon here in the photo) but she's not walking well. Last evening when we fed them dinner, we noticed she was limping and I realized her nails were pretty...

Yeah... The cleanup was probably a little too exciting, but it was in prep for a little extra pampering in a fresh environment. Thanks for the info!

Thanks for your reply. Our rooster has it too, worse even, but he's less cooperative for photos. We've given their coops a cleanup and will supply extra nutrition to support immune health. Fingers are crossed that it'll resolve on its own quickly! Thanks!

Just hoping for help confirming that this is fowl pox. Never had a breakout before, and we're hoping it's not something more serious. Thanks a bunch!

Thanks for all the advice. We'll take it into account and see what we can come up with. :thumbsup