Is it because they are more domesticated than other birds?
So far my chickens have had...
Dry Fowl Pox
Scaly leg mites
Infection Bronchitis
Eye infections
Fungal infections on the comb and wattles
Wet fowl pox
Coryza
Also they have suffered with.....
Injured legs
Dog attacks
Roosters fighting injuries.
Drowning in pond
I keep the following bird species also, which are never sick or ill (except one parakeet with scaly leg mites which recovered fully).
Guinea fowl
Quail
Budgies / parakeets
Domestic ducks
Finches
Fancy pigeons
Ring neck doves
Zebra doves
Golden pheasants
Cockatiels
I am getting really stressed out about my chickens and am thinking of stopping keeping them. I know its not anything \I am doing wrong... they have huge clean pens, top quality food and clean water with ACV in it.. Also fresh air and shelter from rain and sun.. and they are not overcrowded or stressed. They are not inbred either.
So far my chickens have had...
Dry Fowl Pox
Scaly leg mites
Infection Bronchitis
Eye infections
Fungal infections on the comb and wattles
Wet fowl pox
Coryza
Also they have suffered with.....
Injured legs
Dog attacks
Roosters fighting injuries.
Drowning in pond
I keep the following bird species also, which are never sick or ill (except one parakeet with scaly leg mites which recovered fully).
Guinea fowl
Quail
Budgies / parakeets
Domestic ducks
Finches
Fancy pigeons
Ring neck doves
Zebra doves
Golden pheasants
Cockatiels
I am getting really stressed out about my chickens and am thinking of stopping keeping them. I know its not anything \I am doing wrong... they have huge clean pens, top quality food and clean water with ACV in it.. Also fresh air and shelter from rain and sun.. and they are not overcrowded or stressed. They are not inbred either.