thank you, its such as shame but ill keep trying. she loves all her chooky sisters so ill try and get her to be with them so she's happy. she's still trying to follow them but her movement is very restricted, she's certainly a fighter! my hens free range and from their coop theres about a 30...
ok ill get onto buying some of that. ill also check her vent just to make sure. if it is cancer or salpingitis is there anything that can be done or its really just a waiting game?
thanks for the images, her crop is quite hollow and her bone is very predominant there to wich is odd as she's still interested in food. I havnt ever wormed them or had a fecal done is there a particular wormer I should be using? if it is a reproductive issue is there something I can do or is it...
thank you for your help. I felt between her legs but there is no bloating she's just incredibly thin all I can feel is her bone that comes up through her chest. where is her crop? I don't know if she's pooping per say but there is wet poo around her vent in her feathers
hi one of my beautiful isa brown rescue hens who I have had for about 18 months has been progressively getting worse all week for the last 5 days she has been walking upright like a penguin off balance with her upper legs sticking out the side. she has a pooey bum as well she inst particularly...
thanks for your concern! I realise its not ideal, I only feed it to them occasionally as a treat but as she was unwell I was giving it to her more often as its the only thing she'll eat and it at least is giving her a protein supplement.
I think ill take her to the vet. should I seperate her from the others? she's been in there for a week and none of the others are acting sick. they free range all day so they rant in close proximity. I have heard that chickens usually know to stay away from a sick chicken to save the flock but...
hello,
one of my beloved rescue chickens that I have had for 12 months appears to by dying of old age, I rescued her when she was about 12-18 months old and have had her for nearly 12 months, she is an isa brown. she has had a heavenly life sine she came to liv with me on my hobby farm with her...
my chickens have layed eggs like this before, it generally means that something is not quite right in there diet, whether it may be a protein deficiency, not enough calcium or a lack of shell grit so that they are unable to form a shell in the process of creating the egg. by the looks of that...