Meet Stella. 1.5 year old Easter Egger hen. We noticed today that her feet seem swollen and a little tender. Her activity level and food consumption seem normal, she does seem to be walking a little gingerly. She has multiple swollen areas on her feet and I'm trying to sort out what she has...
Thank you! They just got out of quarantine and are enjoying the yard (except for when our older hens chase them away). Next step is to try and integrate them 😳
Would love any insight into our 10 week old girls (hopefully). We're starting to see some pink combs and are getting a little nervous. We have 1 Welsummer with a comb that's getting more pinkish, with thick legs and 3 easter Eggers. The white easter egger has a comb that's getting very pink...
We are also struggling through the Colorado cold snap right now. Debating about bringing our three hens in for the night or continuing to heat the coop up a bit every couple hours using a ceramic space heater attached to a smart plug. I wish I knew what was best for my girls!
Thank you so much for all of your help and support. I really appreciate your wonderful advice! She is such an active and sweet (to people, less sweet to new chickens ) girl normally it's been concerning to see her feel rotten. We lost a few chicks to some type of virus or other pathogen when...
I took a few quick photos this morning before I had to leave for work. All the feathers in the coop are from the last 24 hours (relatively). She was out of the coop hanging out with the other chickens this morning. Still seems pretty disinterested in good. I got her to eat a couple of mealworms...
For some reason I thought they didn't molt until they were over a year old. Sorry! Hopefully this won't be a full scale molt since the weather is getting so cold.
For the record it is going to get down to about 7 degrees Fahrenheit here tonight . We just weighed her and she is down another ounce (now she weighs about 3 pounds). Would love some input as this is my first time with chickens.
We have a 9 month old hen that has been losing a substantial number of feathers and has lost a fair amount of weight in the last week or two. She was still acting normal, except less interested in food yesterday and even moreso today. She now seems more lethargic than normal and her crop is...