I am having the same problems. I posted a concern on this site last week and then again last night. Not only are the new chicks effected, but for some reason my laying flock has had two issues in the past week. I did not have a death before last week and I had those hens for almost a year...
Hello. I have 22 adult chickens - 21 hens. I recently purchased 40 chicks from the same company I got my current laying flock from. Last week I lost a hen. She was the first adult I had lost. I have lost 8 chicks and now I have another adult hen that is showing the same symptoms as the...
I could not find another sick chicken today. Should I take the deceased hen to a cooperative extension or would that be a little over the top considering this is the second bird to die over the course of a year (last bird to die was last November).
No she doesn't feel thin. Heavy and strong. When I was cleaning her tail end I also noticed that her abdomen felt empty, but I have never checked for an egg before. Her vent was larger (about the size of a quarter) than I expected, but could that be due to laying eggs? She is almost a year old.
Thank you for the quick response and questions. At 11:35 I checked her tail end and noticed that there was some dirt/possible dried poop (black/brown) holding feathers together. I cleaned that up - without pulling off the feathers - and almost immediately afterward she let some very runny...
Hello. I have a challenge for you. I have a small flock (24 chickens and 7 ducks). I live around Binghamton New York. I check on my birds at least 2 times each day. Today I discovered a hen that refused to move as I entered the hen house. The remainder of the birds were out doing their...