Hello! New here, but I’ve been reading the forums for better than a year soaking up the years and years of experience. So thank you!
Today my question is about the bald spot on the back of one of my standard chickens. I know there can be several causes, so I’ll explain our current circumstances...
I have had chickens for about 8 years and have never lost any to illness. Three weeks ago one of my 3 year old Easter eggers looked like she had dropped dead in my chicken run. Day prior she was fine pecking and hunting bugs with the best of them. Today I found my one year old silkie had died in...
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I have a two-year-old Blue Silkie Rooster that has developed a limp. I cannot find any signs of injury, swelling, or bumblefoot. He is not very active and tends to stand around resting the affected foot/leg. Sometimes even his tail feathers droop. He eats and drinks normal...
Last night when I was getting ready to bring the chicks into the coop, I found one dead. It had just very recently died as the body was still very warm and limp. The chicks were all eating and drinking and acting just fine. What in the world caused him to suddenly die?? I'm worried for the other...
I always hear about how to break broody hens, but sometimes i find a pile of wild eggs, (from my peacocks or turkeys ) or like now i want to hatch more coturnix quails out, not in an incubator though, i didnt have too good of success incubating quail eggs.
So is there any way you can cause...