I'm so glad to see these posts because I'm having the same issue! My Orpington has redness on her feet and legs and I couldn't figure out what it is. I thought maybe mites, but there are no other symptoms or signs. We live in the Pacific Northwest and this time of year there is very rarely...
This morning I noticed some red dots on my Orpington's legs. It looks like what would be skin irritation or a rash. Does anybody know what it could be? I thought perhaps it was mites, but there are no other signs of mites yet. Any ideas?
My chicks (5 weeks old) have blood in their poop. I'm assuming it's Coccidiosis. I read that adding vinegar to their drinking water can help so I've tried that, but it's been four days since I started the vinnegar treatment and nothing has changed. They're on medicated feed as well. None of them...
We had four chicks (all one week old), but I found one dead today. We're wondering if we should replace the chick that died. We like the idea of having 3 or 4 chickens, so we thought maybe we should get another in case one of our the chicks we have now dies. I'm concerned about bringing another...