Recent content by Kiti008

I wanted to update all of you on the outcome of the hen, She passed late in the night. All the things I did to try did help but they just prolonged the inevitable which was she was too hurt.

I have a 2-year-old Buff Orpington hen that I'm worried about, she acts fine, but all of a sudden, every single one of the feathers on her neck, are twisted all the way around her. We have had lots of Buff Orpingtons and other breeds in the past, and I have never seen this. The reason I'm a...

Since it is winter, I have seen a lot of people saying Epsom salts soaks. My only fear is it is cold and though the house is warm I don't want to stress her body more by soaking her. Could we do a rinse like women do when having a child. The bottle mix of warm water and Epsom's sprayed gentle at...

10 years of raising chickens and I have never seen this. No one is new, no reason other than possible because of the first long winter day. Our smallest chicken got pecked in the vent last night. I kind of think she prolapsed possibly, and it attracted attention which caused the pecking, she is...

I found this also!!! When a hen is in her peak laying years it can wash out the colors from certain areas of her body – most notably legs, combs, wattles and even her eye color. This condition is known as “Hen’s Eye”

I didn't get it to attach to your reply. So I posted in the thread!

This is dated Aug 31, then Sept 9 and lastly Nov 2. Sorry I don't have newer ones! I think this is her good side. because it is the one she watches the people out of, and also you can see in the last picture she is in the sun and it is dilated. the first 2 she was in shade and it was large. It...

Thanks for helping.....I really appreciate it!!!! Her eyes are beautiful. She is a pure black chicken with one little speck of white on her wing tips. Her eyes are almost like a hazel mixed with brown, and I think she is only blind in one. She does seem to blink if we get to close on the one...

My hens were all born around 1st week of June last year! I had the most beautiful eyed chick. She has always had the weirdest eyes with one being slit up and down and the other slit is left to right.... Yesterday we got the first true affirmation that she is going blind!!!! She walked into a...

By now you know what it is, because of how long go, but mine looks just like this now and I was told it is a hen. Is this one a hen?