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Thinking I may have an issue w/vent gleet -- how is your bird doing?

No, nothing that indicates disease. There has never been any widespread signs of illness. No runny eyes, no sneezing, nothing. I am under the impression that it could be poor genetics. We bought a production pack through TSC's website & they ended up being a strange assortment of barnyard mutts...

@rayrose Sorry, I didn't include that they do have free access to layer pellets & oyster shell. We just keep them in a tractor to alleviate parasite load & to rotationally graze our pastures.

Another note, for the leghorn -- she did have some "encapsulated" poop yesterday. It was almost raw sausage-like (gross, I know). No blood or anything, but a sickly brown/green color.

Hello! I've been having some issues w/my laying hens. They are almost two years old -- will be in May. I have lost two hens so far in the past month. The first one occurred while we were out of town for a weekend, so I didn't get to see the "buildup." All I know is that the day we got home...

She ended up abruptly passing away around the 7wk mark. I was not too surprised after talking with several folks here. Thank you for the well wishes. All the remaining have been doing very well!! We're at about 10wks now.

I think I may have all pullets then. This is the only one I've been sort of wondering about!

I believe this is a California White or Tetra Tint...uncertain. Anyone know if it looks more like a hen or rooster? (S)he is 7wks old. The curly tail feathers and reddening comb are throwing me off, but I know it's likely part Leghorn, so comb will probably be large. No crows yet.

I find that interesting. She was the watchdog until she started to act funny around week 3. She would always stand over the others like she was protecting them. Quite cute. I dont know what happened, but was definitely presenting as RSS: pale beak/comb, weakness in legs, stunted growth...

Me Me too. Wasn't unexpected after our conversation here, but I always root for the underdog. 😕

Thank you. Wasn't unexpected, but always sad to lose a friend. 😔

Just to update if anyone is watching, tiny chicken did not make it. Abruptly passed last night. Looks like it was ultimately failure to thrive. :confused:

No solid dark eyes, just poor picture quality. They're a medium gray.

Could be failure to thrive, then. I guess we'll just hope she catches up? I suppose that there's no reason to cull her if she doesn't appear to be in pain. I posted in the medical thread, but got no responses. Was wondering if this could be some sort of vitamin deficiency (and maybe it was never...

I mean, these are supposedly Old English Mottled Bantams... hmm.

She's the one standing in the middle.

I mean, again, she doesn't act like she's weak or sickly. She's very active. No alarming peeping. She has never stopped eating or drinking. She will fight the others for food. No lethargy. I hope so, too. 😔

Oh, that breaks my heart. It's so odd. It is very active and eats high heartily. The others dont bully it for its size or anything. It's been outside for about a week now and is starting to feather a bit more than previously.

Yes. They were all supposed to be standard. She was roughly the same size as the others until about 3-4wks in.