specialneedschicken

  1. MetroMutt

    What is this birth defect called?

    So I recently adopted this young pullet(who may be a rooster as she sometimes crows despite looking like a hen, we are waiting till shes old enough to lay eggs to be sure) and she has a deformed leg, I'm 99% sure it's a birth defect but im unsure what it's called exactly as I can't find any info...
  2. LittleSilkieFarmer

    Tips on bathing a chicken in the least stressful way possible.

    Hello! I'm newer to chicken keeping, I have a small flock of 3 silkies. One of them have a special need Her name Is Tipsy, She has Cerebellar hypoplasia, a neurological condition that affects her cerebellum. She was born this way and my livestock vet says she isn't in any pain and is otherwise a...
  3. Sick special needs chicken. Parasites maybe?

    Sick special needs chicken. Parasites maybe?

    I noticed my chicken (little R) had started to lose weight so brought her inside. I've had two chickens die from something like this which i don't know what it is. shes eating normally but isn't really gaining anything back. This morning i found some white gunk in her beak and she was opening...
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