Ambera
Chirping
Hi! I've joined to hopefully get some input on my sick hen, who has blood/discharge coming from her vent and has been straining.
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
Nope, we've been keeping chickens for at least 10 years now! We've had up to 7 at a time, with various illnessess/foxes taking them over the years. Our oldest hen lived to 8 years old (until a fox took them all!), she was a silly araucana called Lavender who couldn't see under her pom-pom feathers on her head!
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
Four, and hoping to still have four this time next week.
They are all around 1 year old, we got them last May.
(3) What breeds do you have?
Lily - White sussex (the black and white one)
Pepper - Chalk Hill Blue hybrid (the maran/speckledy one)
Ivy - Chestnut ranger (the black one)
Parsnip - Chalk Hill Blue hybrid (the orange one - she's the sick one)
(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens?
Their little quirks and silly behaviours!
(5) What are some of your other hobbies?
Hiking, botany, horse riding, cycling and some art. To be honest, you're most likely to find me down some bat cave on the weekends.
(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.
I'm an ecologist, I've always been very keen about animals and working with animals. We currenlty have 1 cat, but we've had dogs, rabbits, cats, chickens and tropical fish over the years.
(7) Bonus: How did you find BYC, how long have you known about BYC, and what made you finally join our awesome community?
Found it through googling what's wrong with my hen, and joining to hopefully get some help!
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
Nope, we've been keeping chickens for at least 10 years now! We've had up to 7 at a time, with various illnessess/foxes taking them over the years. Our oldest hen lived to 8 years old (until a fox took them all!), she was a silly araucana called Lavender who couldn't see under her pom-pom feathers on her head!
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
Four, and hoping to still have four this time next week.
They are all around 1 year old, we got them last May.
(3) What breeds do you have?
Lily - White sussex (the black and white one)
Pepper - Chalk Hill Blue hybrid (the maran/speckledy one)
Ivy - Chestnut ranger (the black one)
Parsnip - Chalk Hill Blue hybrid (the orange one - she's the sick one)
(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens?
Their little quirks and silly behaviours!
(5) What are some of your other hobbies?
Hiking, botany, horse riding, cycling and some art. To be honest, you're most likely to find me down some bat cave on the weekends.
(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.
I'm an ecologist, I've always been very keen about animals and working with animals. We currenlty have 1 cat, but we've had dogs, rabbits, cats, chickens and tropical fish over the years.
(7) Bonus: How did you find BYC, how long have you known about BYC, and what made you finally join our awesome community?
Found it through googling what's wrong with my hen, and joining to hopefully get some help!
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Glad you joined.
I'd work to get her back end cleaned up. Her skin looks irritated. Her abdomen looks swollen too. Do you think it could be vent gleet? She may benefit from treating her for that.
