I noticed one of my 2 week old chickens has a bump on its' knee and it is causing its' foot to turn sideways. She is in a large pen with 8 other chicks and 12 baby turkeys.
My 7 month old rooster was slow to leave the coop this morning. Outside now, but staying by himself. Very lethargic. Usually he is very busy with the other 15 hens. Very concerned.
I have a hen who is a little over a year old (Virgil). She is my number one egg layer, with many double yolks. About 9 months ago she devolped this huge fluid filled lump under her right leg. I massaged it and it drained on it's own. It's back again, only much larger and very firm feeling on one...
On 10/4/2012-Virgil was attacked by my dog. He ripped out a number of her rear feathers. The next day she layed her egg and seemed back to normal. She has been acting fine and eating. Today, when I checked her to see if she was eggbound, I noticed this bare spot on her underside that is very...
On 10/4, my dog got into my chicken coop, when my daughter accidently left the door ajar. I was able to rescue my hen," Virgil", from the mough of my dog. She had about ten rear feathers pulled out and was bleeding slightly where the feathers were pulled out. I treated her sore spot, where her...