Hello! I’ve been busy with end of the school year activities, such as hatching chicks in my classroom. I actually came here today to ask for help with a chick that has a bad leg….i think it’s a slipped tendon. Not sure. One leg won’t straighten out and is folding up and toes are curled. I’m...
She has not been exposed to the cold. It was beautiful last Sunday and she has been kept in our heated shop ever since. She has had bumble foot before and bandaged feet have never prevented her from walking. I notice her nails are worn down very unevenly, so I think her walking was off due to...
On Easter I came home to find that one of my three year old hens couldn’t walk, sit upright or stand. She was laying on her side inside the coop. She is a heavy breed (Dixie Rainbow) and has had problems with bumble foot and poop sticking to her rear. Over the last few years I have treated the...
The last few weeks have been rough on my flock due to molting and cold weather. They are looking a little rough, but I noticed one of my hens is losing her balance when she is eating. I haven’t seen her fall, but she is wobbly. Her comb doesn’t look great either. I know she has bumble foot on...
Your post was so interesting. Thank you for the great information. I don’t have a yahoo messenger account, so I will ask for advice here and hope you see it. I have only a half acre yard and no pond or anything on my property. I have about 30 chickens that free range in my yard. I have two...
I discovered a hen with caked blood on her comb and feathers around her comb and eyes were also tinged with red from blood. I separated her and tried to clean the blood off gently, and I couldn’t find an injury. We had extremely cold temps about two weeks ago for a long period for over a week so...
have a large breed chicken (Rainbow Dixie) that developed bumblefoot on both feet. We watched videos that show to go in and cut the infection out. We soaked, I Epsom salts removed the black scab and then cut it open but were unable to find the infection core so nothing came out. We cleaned and...
One of my new laying hens laid a speckled egg. I have no idea who laid it, but would love to know. Here is a list of the breeds I have that haven’t laid yet or I haven’t been able to identify their eggs:
Black Australorpe
Light Brahma
Speckled Sussex
Blue laced red Wyandotte
Buff Orpington...
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We have 7 chicks about a week 1/2 old being cared for by 4 mothers coparenting. It’s been going fine. Today I came home to an injured chick that I assume was attacked by the mothers. I didn’t see it and I didn’t...