Hi everyone!
We have some broody hens (they’re Cochins) that we’ve put to good use with our neighbor’s duck eggs. We’ve snuck some in their nests for them to lay on and when we candled them we realized they’re fertilized! We’re excited to have little ducks soon (in about 3 weeks). My question...
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I had a chicken die today. A few things I noticed about her beforehand: lethargic (she let me pick her up, which is very abnormal), running into things almost as if she was blind. She was eating and drinking though and her crop did not feel distended. It was morning and...
I lost 5 but have one baby that’s injured. I’ve posted a pic. What can I do to help her? Or do you think she needs to be put down? She has exposed muscle and tissue on her back.
So I have an Easter Egger pullet... she’s about 6 months old. She’s way smaller than her hatch mates and she also has trouble getting around. Her feet and legs are really skinny and weak but she manages. She doesn’t roost at night because she can’t get up there. She eats well, but never leaves...
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I adopted some welsummer pullets and (lesson learned) 3 of the 5 I got have passed away. I noticed some bloody poop so I’m treating the remaining two and the rest of my flock just in case. I ordered powdered Corid. I’ve seen some of the dosing recommendations on here...
So I have 4 barred rock hens that are about 2 months old. (This is my first chicken experience so I’m a little clueless). They all look the same...except Janice. She looks super different. No comb started, her head looks way whiter, and her pattern is just way off from the others. Is she a he...