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    advice needed- warning graphic pic's

    today I lost a hen to a fox and another hen was also attacked. These are pictures of my surviving longhorn. I think her "tail end" is broken based on the wound and tail is crooked, there is an odd thing hanging from her- I think it may be her preening gland- it's attached far away from where...
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    Warning Graphic fotos from necropsy

    My girl hasn't been her best for awhile, droopy comb, not very active, got worse, her belly was swollen and she started standing like an egg was bound. She died as I was trying to see if she had an egg stuck because it looked like one was...anyway, the day before she died I noticed she was open...
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    how to get the most roosting bars in amish type coop?

    I have a lovely Amish coop for my girls, but chicken math has taken over and I need more roosting space. My coop is rectangular, door on short end, nesting boxes are on L side of door. Currently I have one short bar across far short end of coop from windows to wall, it's about 3 feet long. I...
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    need help diagnosing/treating hen

    Molly is one of my barred rocks. She's young, started laying eggs a couple months ago, almost a daily layer, her egg is different from rest of my flock. We went on vacation, neighbor was watching and collecting eggs, came back from vacation, went to work each day since (4 days). No eggs since...
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    egg bound, bowel issues? cull?

    sorry for the graphic post.... so a few days ago i saw her hanging out, isolated her, started spa treatment and tums. she did have an egg which she passed yesterday w/ some help, intact. I don't feel an egg in her now, she's not pulsating as much, but she her inners won't stay in even w/...
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    not new here exactly...

    been watching for awhile. I currently have 4 chickens, had for a year. My plymuth rock isn't doing so well, I think she was egg bound, got the egg out, but I think there's more to her issue, I think she or others damaged her intestines as a result. I'm thinking she probably needs to be put...
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