FINAL UPDATE: Unfortunately, not a happy ending...
I ended up bringing both of my chickens inside because Pecker, my struggling buff orpington, was still not getting better and I figured if she were to pass I'd have to bring Becky, my ameraucana, inside anyway.
On Tuesday after switching from...
UPDATE: In case anyone stumbles upon this an has a similar issue
I brought her inside for a couple minutes to look her over again, make sure she was definitely getting food AND, more importantly that she could actually get food in her. Unfortunately I didn't manage to get any better pictures...
Without bumming anyone out with a ton of details: who could've guessed experiencing psychological torture (while taking intense college courses) wasn't good for your brain? 🙃. Parents, treat your children like human beings please.
It was super bad BUT I will say I'm doing better and once I move...
I don't recall a foul odor but come morning I'm going to try to get her mouth open without stressing her out and thoroughly double check my findings. I just ordered fast shipping on ACS just in case. Thanks for the advice!
Thanks for the reply, I can definitely give her another once over and see if I can get her to open her mouth more to get a better look. I'll see if I can also get some more pictures for an update.
She's been trying to eat and she does manage to get some of her regular pellets, though I've been...
Hi, I'm a long time lurker and due to an issue I'm currently having I decided to actually start posting. I'm 24 and I started caring for chickens when I was 16 because my family was running through eggs like no tomorrow. I started out with 3 adult hens and the usual 6 chickens and then maybe 2-3...
I really don't know what to say, I've never had this happen before. I'm worried because I live in the NE and it's starting to get incredibly cold. I just lost a hen recently from something completely different and I really don't want to lose another.
My buff orpington started molting and...