Quick back story: mama hen hatched 5 chicks. I usually leave them to the mom, but noticed this one not getting up to follow the mama yesterday morning when she previously could. I grabbed her to check her out and noticed her leg. I put her in the house yesterday to help feed and give her water...
Hello. Two weeks ago we got 22 baby chicks. All were seemingly healthy with no apparent issues. A few days ago one chick, visibly smaller, was unable to stand, walk, and upon investigation had curled toes. I removed her from the brooder as she was getting trampled and pecked at. Splinted her...
Just a quick hi! New to the forum, but not new to chickens. Have a flock of ~40 birds. 3 roos, 2 guineas and the rest hens. We have all different breeds from polish to whitings. Have had chickens for 8 yrs and joined bc they are acting funny and trying to figure it out. They are free range...
Hi everyone. New to the forum, but not to chickens. We've had chickens for 8 years now and first time dealing with this behavior. We have ~40 birds : 3 roos, 2 guineas and the rest hens. Behavior started last week: shaking heads, stretching necks. Rhaspy breathing, cough, sneezing every so...