Today I noticed my hen, Petunia, doing this weird gagging motion so I decided to see what was up with her. After a quick examination I found that her crop is really hard and swollen feeling.
Is this impacted crop, and if so, what should I do? I read online that you should give the chicken olive...
So, a few months ago I bought some chicks at the local tractor supply. They were advertised as easter egger pullets, but as time went on some turned out to be male, another a Delaware, and two more are CCLBs (i know they lay colored eggs, but not what I was expecting lol)
Now Im sort of curious...
One of my chickens, a gold laced wyandotte hen, keeps having weird on and off moments where her face will get super pale. Its super random and lasts less than a minute, but her face and comb turn very pale pink, almost whitish before going back to normal. She doesn't seem to really notice this...
For the past two weeks, Ive noticed one of my chicks has a crooked toe. At first I was concerned it was broken, but when I moved it I got no reaction or distress. The chick can walk nornally, in fact she doesn't even seem to notice her foot looks weird. As she's gotten older, the 'curve' has...
So, not too long ago I posted some chicks I got from Tractor Supply that were supposedly EEs. That being said, a few posters have informed me I might have completely different breeds on my hands! I do know that at least one of them is definitely an EE pullet (her coloring resembles a lot of...
This spring my family and I decided to raise five easter egger chicks to add to our current flock (2 wyandottes and 1 EE). The chicks we bought were advertised as all pullets, but Im beginning to have suspicions with one of the chicks.
Here is Lucky, the chick who I am suspecting might be a...
Okay so I know this question probably comes up a lot, but I have had some concerns with this chicken. I should preface that she is a golden laced wyandotte, and is 12 weeks old. Her sisters (we have two others the same age) are a little smaller than her and their combs are not as bright. Not to...