My rooster has been walking stiff legged for a long time since he was young. He also doesn't stand for very long and plops down in the middle of eating. More recently he hasn't been quite stable on uneven terrain. He still crows, eats, and drinks but is struggling with his mobility. I feel he...
My buff orpington of 2 years died suddenly this afternoon. She was fine yesterday and was out grazing. This morning I did not notice anything wrong, but I opened up the door for them to range while they were still roosted. When I returned home this afternoon she was in the coop while all the...
I just noticed today that she was in position, longer than usual, trying to poop. I looked at her vent it was messy but not caked, but there was a long skinny band/ribbon that was poking out and kin of folding up towards the vent. When i went to get a closer look she took of running and it went...
I have 7 buff orpingtons right now and next year plan to get more chickens. I hear barred rocks are great egg layers, but tend to be bossy to docile chickens. If I raised them as chicks around the orpingtons would they be less bossy to the orps once they matured?