So, July 16th we took in a friend's 11 hens because she's moving and can't take them with her. They were all perfectly healthy. A day or two later, I noticed one had pretty watery eyes so I asked her if that had ever happened before and she said yes. She showed me a picture where it had gotten...
Last night when I went to lock up the coop, we found a dead hen in the run. No signs of injury or illness that I could see anywhere and she was acting perfectly normal as far as I could tell all day. I put her in an unused coop for the night. This morning, in the daylight, I looked over her...
I have a question about chicken saddles or aprons. I have 6 hens. At least 4 of my girls have some pretty good sized bare spots on their backs, with 2 being really bad. My rooster is very big. I was thinking of attempting the saddles/aprons because I feel terrible for them and they look really...
1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.)
Chick is unknown/mixed breed. Three days old this morning. Definitely smaller than the other two.
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
Curly toes/splayed leg/knee looks bent/injured. Chick...