Our hen has moulted heavily (well I think it’s moulting!) Yesterday she was sitting on lower perch than others and breathing strangely… neck puffs out. I’ll attach a video
My hen has been broody for a few weeks now,
We keep locking her out of the coop for half the day so she eats and drinks.
She's not laying at all and not sitting on anything.
She gets very angry when I take her out of the nesting box and tries to attack me.
Just now I noticed her opening her...
My hen is unwell this morning, all fluffed up with head tucked in.
Is usually very friendly but running away from me.
She just did a poo full of egg I think?
There are white streaky bits all through it.
Do I just need to wait for it all to pass out?
I have read about giving them calcium tablets...
I just noticed yesterday that a few of my hens have black marks, runny looking, on there faces and combs have black speckles. I recently treated them and the coop for mites. Could it be related or something else?
I’m in Australia.
Please help!
Mavis wasn't quite herself this morning. She was in the laying box 4 hours ago, I assumed laying an egg, but I just found her still there. She was panting. I picked her up, put her on my lap, and all this clear, egg white-like slime oozed out of here, all over me. It was streaked with white. She...
Back from a vet trip without my 2 girls.. They had to be euthanised. One had become lethargic, sleeping standing up, not perching. The other, a rescue from cage farm, always had a limp and very funny looking. Her limp had worsened so off to the vet with them both. The vet said more than likely...
My 1.5 yr old hen has been laying down with her eyes shut on and off today. Every time I get stressed and worried she seems to make a recovery... She has been eating, I'm not sure about drinking. I gave them all multi vitamins in their water yesterday.
I just went in to lock them up for the...
I experimented yesterday and soaked oats and cracked maize in boiled water for 30min... The girls went NUTS for it!
Is this ok for them to be eating?
There were more eggs this morning than usual :-)
The past 2 days my hen Crystal has been dozing during the day, standing up. Today she's not eating or scratching around. Is just standing in the corner of the run. Her eyes look different but I cant tell why. She hasn't laid for past 2 days either. She feels normal...
Should I take her to the...
I rescued 4 Isa Browns from a caged environment. There were 50 of them all kept in a shed. They are approx 8 months old and very clumsy on their feet. I’m wondering if they have long term damage from being kept in cages? They struggle to step up onto things, and really stumble over a wooden...
Today we bought 4 Isa Browns... The last of 50 a woman had. Apparently they’ve spent past 4 months in a shed as they had a fox problem ( all 50 hens) They are 35 weeks old and apparently moulting. 2 are so pale in face and combs. They have been eating non stop since we got them home 2 hrs ago...
We were told this was a SHE but I'm pretty sure she was trying to crow this morning...
Is 10 weeks old and much bigger than the female Australorpe x Isa sibblings.
What do you think?
My hen started limping yesterday... I have looked at her feet and legs but can't see anything strange. It is quite a strong limp but otherwise she is well. Walking/limping around and eating as usual. What could the problem be?
Thanks.
We have 3 hens, 2 reds and 1 bantam who is currently broody. My daughter wants more chickens (maybe 2) and has a friend with many 1 week old chicks. At what age can we take them and how do we go about introducing them? We have no idea!
Sorry to be so naive!!!
I’m devastated Lucy died this morning she was lying down and breathing with her beak open. I rushed to the vet but she died there... I never thought I’d be so attached to a chicken! I cried so much at the vet and all the way home
My poor Lucy still looks terrible. I keep the bully who has done this to her separately. When she gets the chance she runs at Lucy and attacks her face!!! What can I do to help her feathers grow back? She is now the funniest looking girl
We have had our 4 chickens for about 3 months now. My little bantam Lucy has always been picked on by mainly “Mavis”. She is standing up for herself much more now. Sometimes has a go at the other Bantam :hmm I have a smaller chicken house inside the enclosure. I put the main perpetrator Mavis...