We lost a hen a few days ago and I noticed this poop today! I am new to chickens but this looks like diarrhea to me. Any input would be appreciated. Don't want to lose another one. No other symptoms.
Yes. We would like to replace this one, but after reading about having to quarantine for 30 days and the methods of introducing a new chicken, it may be difficult for us.
That is a great idea about the ice! I can add ice cubes in the meantime! We are new to raising chickens and so I didn't notice any changes in the comb or eyes. They did seem hot (laying down with mouths open). So I added fresh cold water and hosed the coop down to make the ground cold and damp...
We have 3 sex-linked reds (Petunia, Mango and Nugget). We got them in June when they were about 5-6 months old. Within a month we started getting eggs and in the last week we were getting 3 eggs a day! We absolutely love our girls! We are feeding them Layer Crumble, with handfuls of scratch and...
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My kids and I recently set up a nice spot in our backyard for 3 hens. We did our research, got a nice coop and all the necessities. We got 3 sex-linked reds (I think that is what they are called). We got them in June and they were about 5-6 months old. Within the last week, we started...