Hello BYC,
Our 3 year old hen Lagniappe was discovered this morning to be penguining. At first we thought she was egg bound so we soaked her in an epsom salt bath and gave her 400mg of calcium, but upon further inspection we discovered that her featherless belly was swollen, distended, and...
Hi all! I’m new to chickens and my 6 month old australorp chicken has begun to stand like a penguin. I have too many chickens to really know if she is laying yet but one of my others that is also 6 months just started laying (she’s the only olive egger) so I assume she will be or should be. I...
Hoping someone with more experience than I do can tell what is going on here?
From my untrained and inexperienced eye I suspect EYP (egg yolk peritonitis).
I found her kidneys (I think those are her kidneys…?) water like and very pale.
((VERY VERY GRAPHIC VIDEO of chicken necropsy!!!)) ⚠️
I have a Wyandotte chick here who keeps standing straight up like a penguin. Could it be constipation? No sticky butt, I already checked. Should I try feeding her a little olive oil?
I also am not sure how to add a picture of her 😩
This is actually day 2 of my BR pullet standing like a penguin. Yesterday it was very off/ on so I wasn’t sure if I was imagining things. Today I’m sure. So here’s the deal- this is about the end of the first week of the 4 pullets being outside in the run all day. They are segregated from the...