Hi all. So we just got our 3rd batch of baby chicks in from MyPetChicken a little over a week ago. Upon arrival, everyone was doing fine, eating and drinking and all seemed fine until about 3 days ago.
All babies were fine, we went to bed. We woke up, one of my polish was dead. Just random as...
Hello friends, this is a tricky situation I have.
I have a 8-9 year old hen, she has had a broken leg in the past that did not heal well and remained with a bend in it. She has been otherwise okay and usually a VERY picky eater but recently she suddenly was sitting a lot, and couldn't eat...
Hello! The hen I posted about recently, Rhody, is feeling much skinnier than normal. She has been a big, healthy hen all her life—she is two and a half—but about a week ago, I noticed her losing weight. For a few days, her comb was slightly floppy and discoloured, but with some electrolytes and...
My only Faverolles suddenly died 2 nights ago. She was already stiff and in the corner of the coop when I found her that evening. I checked her over and could find nothing wrong and she had been acting fine that morning, Her comb was normal, no mites, no symptoms. They had food and water but...
Good day everyone.
So I have been dealing with something that I'm not sure how to treat. I have 3 coops. One with my 2+ year old laying hens. One with my 20ish week old pullets, and one with chicks. My young girls (20 weeks) are not laying yet and I have been letting them free range just about...
Hi everyone,
My sweet mottled java died today with no apparent cause. She was 17 months old, not laying yet, but starting to show some signs of getting close. She and my speckled sussex were introduced at the same time, and she was the one that was picked on at introduction. That was a month and...