I received 17 bantam chicks in the mail on Friday, Feb 23 and all seemed well. On Sunday evening, I noticed one of them limping. At first, I thought it may have been injured because my 3-year-old got to them and accidentally dropped one but as the days have gone on, and as I've done additional...
I have a sizeable flock of around 23 hens, several of the older ones are around 4 1/2 years old, and a couple of these oldest hens are starting to show their age.
A couple months ago I noticed a large red, pimple-like welt on the hiney of one of my austrolorps but, being that she was acting...
Hello all - Yesterday my Pekin, Gabby, snuck out while we were changing her pond water and my a-hole rooster attacked her and pecked out her eye before I could get to her. I'm devastated. She's doing ok, we mist her with the hose and I'm spoiling her with all of her favorite treats. Other than...
Hello All - I'm an avid follower but first time poster - we've got fowl pox! I noticed scabs on two of my hens eyelids and black spots on the combs of a couple of the others over the weekend and spent several hours researching to confirm the presence of fowl pox. I have 24 hens, one rooster and...