I have a five-month old Americauna hen. She is smaller than her sisters, but I didn't think that was a problem. However, when I picked her up a couple days ago, she was extremely light and thin. Her gullet was so very full and soft that I thought maybe she had recently eaten, but it never...
Thank you for the advice. The hen did not survive the night. I didn't find any mites or lice or worms anywhere....no discharge of any kind and a clean vent. I do not believe they were vaccinated for anything. I will probably go ahead and worm the rest of them, just to play it safe. I've...
I have a one year old buff orpington laying hen unconscious. She was just laying outside in the chicken tractor, on her side, leg bent in an unnatural position as though she just fainted. She has no symptoms outwardly. All of our orpingtons are so fluffy that we did not notice she was losing...