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You can see her iris color (amber) behind the swelling in the third picture.

Hi All, I have a chicken who’s right eye is injured. She appeared fine yesterday, but today I noticed that it looked like one of her eyes were missing. Upon further inspection, it appears that she has a huge swelling taking over her eye socket. There is a white/grey mass taking up most of the...

Hi all! I’ve noticed that several chickens in my flock seem thin when I feel their breast bones. They are acting normally, laying, have had no diet changes, and I haven’t noticed any worms in their poo. My flock is comprised of chickens ranging from almost a year to five years old. I was...

I myself will touch it by accident every now and again and can’t imagine. I don’t think she was stuck in the wire, just concerned with getting back in with the rest of the flock, so the thought didn’t cross her mind to back up. The electric fencing is ran loosely about 6 inches outside of the...

Advice for my fried chicken. Bless her heart, I feel just terrible. The day before yesterday, we left for errands and all was well. When we returned home around two hours later, I heard squawking and ran outside to the run. My welsummer, Rhubarb, had busted out of the screen door on the run. We...

Thanks for the response! I’ve just never noticed quite this color before. The few that I’ve seen that have been slightly foamy was a little concerning, too. Nothing red or orange. For the past few weeks it has mostly been corn, cabbage, and cauliflower.

Hello all! I have noticed orange poop in my chicken run. I’m not sure who it is coming from - I stand out there and watch and watch but can’t catch any ladies in the act. Most of the poops in the run are healthy but there are always a few of these orange poops. They are sometimes slimy...

Getting my hands an antibiotic without a vet and a lack of vets who see chickens near me made it difficult, but I found this online and it helped us turn the corner. She wasn’t eating or drinking at that point so I gave it to her through a medicine syringe by mouth a few times a day. It has...

I’m in Upstate SC - the first bite of the pie!

No rooster! I did recently introduce my new batch of 16 week old chicks (that are completely healthy as they’d been quarantined since they were a few days old) so there is some pecking while the reestablishment m of the pecking order is happening, but these two ladies are near the top so they...

They are the Golden Comet in picture 3 and Easter Egger in picture 4. Like I mentioned, it is mostly the downy, white feathers from under their top layer that they are losing. I say “losing” as I haven’t caught them in the act of picking them out. I can try to get better photos of their...

Two of my thirteen ladies are losing lots of feathers! They seem to be acting normal otherwise. It isn’t their usual time to molt and they aren’t losing feathers in a molting pattern, but mostly downy fluff. It has been VERY hot in our area - upper nineties every day! Is this a normal behavior...

Thank you to everyone who gave advice! Lucy ended up getting about 85% better after treating with a broad spectrum antibiotic. Her comb regained most of its color, she isn’t quite as skinny, her abdomen is holding much less fluid, and she is acting mostly normal. She still doesn’t lay eggs, but...

I understand you taking pity on the dog completely! I wouldn’t blame the dog, only the owners for not keeping him safely confined. After all, the dog is only doing what comes naturally to him.

Hi! we had the same exact problem with our neighbors outside dogs - a Pitt/lab mix and a lab. After several occasions of them getting under the privacy fence, and us calling the neighbors over to get them or taking them back over ourselves, we installed a cheap electric fence system from...

I truly appreciate all of your feedback. It really is comforting and encouraging to have another mind thinking about what I can do to help her. At this point she has developed lots of fluid or swelling on her abdomen. I am still giving her water by syringe. I’ve been setting her in the yard...

Thank you everyone that offered advice and information. It is always nice to know others want to share their knowledge and take. UPDATE: Quarantine Day 1: Her crop did feel squishy and she had a bit of an odor so assuming it is sour crop, even though her condition seemed extreme for it to be...

My 3-4 year old Golden Comet, Lucy, was a faithful layer but hasn't laid in a few weeks. 2 weeks ago, we had a short bout with vent fleet but it cleared up. About a week ago, she pulled lots of feathers out while still acting normal otherwise. 3 days ago, when I went out to the coop, she...

Thank you for the reply. I’ve gotten her to drink some electrolyte water today, but not eat much. Her crop was mushy when I checked this morning, but it didn’t look like she ate overnight, so maybe sour crop? Her overall behavior just seems extreme for it to be just that. She is a very good...