Tonight, after the time change last night, they stood around staring at me and looking around. Nothing else was different that I know of. They didn't go in for awhile, even though it was dark already and normally would have been in.
Today, I tried to get her back with the flock, but it did not go well. I gave them all a big treat buffet and let her enter to share it. All was good until treats were over. 1 other hen confronted her with the whole puffed chest and feathers and they grabbed each other. I separated them...
The vet came yesterday and used super glue on her beak and showed me how and also brought her some pain medecine. He is hoping that she can eat dry crumbles later today so that she will be able to return the flock tomorrow. She still prefers wet food and mashed fruit but now takes the berries in...
1 yr old barred rock with beak broken one side. 1st photo is right after the injury at 9 last night. 2nd is first thing this morning. Suggestions? Thoughts? How to best help her? Currently she wants to eat but stops herself...not even crushed mealworms.
I have 13 Barred Rock hens which are in a 400 sq ft secure run attd to their coop. They are 13 months old and have been very healthy. They have had regular access to dust baths and eat 17% protein organic crumbles. I clean the coop every 2 to 3 weeks, except boxes every other cleaning because...
I didn't really know where to post this, is it might go under coop design. In the last week, 3 of my girls have broken the back"thumb nail." For 2 of them, it tore the quick and bled heavily. Those nails were not what I would say is long. Is that nail supposed to be very short...very little off...
I don't know that she was/is egg bound, but she hasn't laid today. What kind of oil/lubrication do you recommend? I sprayed Vetericyn around the opening but after it went back in. The vent didn't really touch anything external or get dirty
I know this just happened straight out of the coop this...
1 yr old Barred Rock really straining this morning and noticed vent prolapse. Seemed like having a hard time pooping. After 20 min and poop cleaned off, the vent went back in on its own. I have her in a warm bath now, but her vent is not submerged.
Do I need to make sure that she sits/submerged...
How much did u deride? Not much comes off though it's not hard or solidified. Ended up soaking for 15 to 20 min tonight. Is there an ideal concentration of Epsom salts?
It is smooth but has very slight lateral ridges. I Use pine and hemp in the hen house. There are some small rocks that the girls sometimes dig up in the run area. Weather has been awful rainy (8 inches so far for April), but I try to put down pine or hemp to mitigate water. I clean poo from the...
Any thoughts on this brownish spot on toe? This is post foot washing. That digit was slightly inflamed, and it seemed like the very top layer of skin was gone...kind of like would happen with a blister on people. On more examination, the other foot has a similar spot on the same toe and digit...
The product links you provided earlier are no longer found on Amazon. Would you please update? I have been chicken keeping for 6 months and now have a sporadic cough, so I guess I should listen to my husband, but the ones most like online cover your eyes as well. I wear glasses and can't do a...