I think its the top of her foot above her middle toe. I don't think she is able to put pressure on it. I've been trying to investigate but I think it is painful for her as she starts to pant then I just have to leave her alone for awhile. It is becoming stressful for me. I moisten her food to...
Yesterday morning my one year old Australorp hen came out of the coop limping. My guess she injured her leg coming off the roosting bar which is 12 inches in height. She is a big bird and realizing now I should have had a lower bar for her. I put her in her own space in the garage. I moistened...
Thanks so much for responding and sorry for the late response. My girl is doing better and up and about. She is broody so often. I no more than break her and she starts to lay eggs again and then is broody again. I have been able to break her more quickly now I put in in the garage for three...
About 2 weeks ago. I left for a week and she laid just before I left. Then she went broody shortly after that. My daughter was here tending to them My daughter states she was acting broody for 3 about 3 days and she did the best she could to break her. She was still broody when I arrived home...
I have a 3 yr old black Astralorp who was broody at the first part of July. We were able to break her of that in about six days. Today when I let her and her 5 other flock mates out to free range and there daily treat I noticed she fell backwards. I did not think any thing of it, but she kept...
I'm sure there is a post about this somewhere, but I am going to ask for help. I have 1year old blue australorp hen (Georgia) who can't catch a break. Even from her sister. The two have been together since they were three days old. I also have 2 easter eggers who are 4 years old and 2 black...
I did get 600 mg in her this am. I’m afraid I'm loosing the battle with her. I had to spoon feed her some water. I’ve tried everything I have read about. I feel like I’m torturing her. I had to leave for work I will be leaving early to tend her. Her vent is hard her crop feels like mush. I don’t...
Calcium citrate plus D3 I just noticed on bottle on tab is 400 mg. Should I give her another half tab? She is not on antibiotics now. 10 day course about a month ago. When I massaged her during warm bath it feels like hard lumps in her abdomen. She just pooped. Pic included
This little hen is 3 years old old EE she struggled with soft shelled eggs about 2 months ago and was treated with antibiotics. She recovered and was doing great! I noticed she was acting odd again and thought it was sour crop. From antibiotic can feel more than one egg inside but can’t get...
She has been having watermelon. I will move the grit to a new location in the yard They have free choice to grit and oyster shell and have a large open fenced in area with bird netting above for protection from predators. They free range in the rest of the yard when I’m home after work until bed...
Whorl Rock, I would like to thank you for saving Lana. She is doing much better and is. Back with flock. She still spends the night in the garage though. I let her do this because of her stools. She does not have solid poops? I have put probiotics in the water, but I have several watering...
Dear Wyorp Rock. I am contacting once more for advise. My Lana the one with the egg problems made a great recovery for a few days and is now not doing so well. She drinks but barley eats. All the signs of chickens not feeling well. Three days ago she had a soft shelled egg that was smashed in...
I'm not sure what to do with her she laid the egg yesterday so I don't think she is egg bound? I quarantined her last night this morning she is in the shade with all the classic signs something is wrong, The only thing I haven't tried is the warm bath. I can't get her to eat either. Any suggestions.
I have a hen who has been struggling with soft shells, no shells and what ever else that go wrong with shells. I have mistakenly given her calcium carb 600 with vit D3 instead of calcium citrate. She was doing fine but yesterday after laying a soft shelled egg that was crushed in the nesting...
I tried to crop the pic does that help? We live on the central coast of Ca. Not a large population of mosquitoes, but possible. She has had it for sometime just noticed getting more crusty.
My 2 year old EE has this crusty area on the corner of her mouth. Nothing on the inside and no foul Oder. She has access to everything chickens need plenty of space good feed fresh water vitamin's vinegar water oyster shell good feed. all that jazz. I put and anti fugal on it the last few days...
Good lord I see the link 😳 I’m sorry I’m getting tired my family is frustrated and I getting that way too! I have a broody hen who will not give up and that could be part of the problem. And a plethora of other problems!!!I enjoy the girls very much but good lord! Thanks for responding! May...