Hello, I have an old chicken, over 6 years old and she isn’t really eating much. She’s recently been on antibiotics, so not sure if that has upset her tummy. I’ve been giving her avi lyte and avi mineral, does anyone have any suggestions of an energy slurry or high nutrient slurry they make to...
Hi All, I have an Orpington hen who has been acting a bit off the last few days. We are unsure of her age, as we inherited her when we purchased our house. She is at least 6 years old. She has been withdrawn and not eating as she usually would. I picked her up a few weeks ago and she was her...
Hi All, we inherited an Australorp Chicken, approx 4 years old. She seems to have a stubborn respiratory infection. It was so bad that when she put her head down to eat, she could only have a couple of pecks before having to put her head up to breathe - a gasping type of breathing. I’ve taken...
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Whilst dusting my chickens this morning for lice and mites (we have an infestation), I noticed these scaly, lumpy legs and feet. They look so uncomfortable! What does it look like to you? Scaly leg mites?
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We have acquired a flock of Orpingtons with the purchase of a property. We have no previous experience with chickens, but my my my aren’t I learning a thing or two!!
One of our black Orpingtons faces is grey. All the other black and blue ORPS have red faces and combs. I don’t know...