WHAT IN TARNATION??!!
I was cleaning out the coop this morning and found a bloody lump of something... strange. It was alongside the other droppings under the perch. It looks like maybe an undeveloped egg, but I really can’t tell. There’s quite a bit of what looks like coagulated blood in there...
I have a flock of just 2 hens, and I gave them some kale that was on the verge of going bad the other day. It was over 100 degrees that day, and when I came out to check on the girls the next day, I noticed that Calla, my 4 1/2 year old black Australorp was standing off to the side and staring...
Hi all,
This is my sweet Rosie. She is 2 1/2 years old, and I noticed some of her leg scales were a little raised about 6 weeks ago, and they still look about the same.
Any thoughts about what this might be??
Hello all my lovely chicken folks!
I have a bit of an advanced question for y'all regarding water belly. I'm completely bewildered by this one so maybe one of you smarties could help?!
IN A NUTSHELL:
The patient is a 2 year old silver laced Wyandotte named Celosia (after the flower). She has...
Can someone please help me convince her that it's okay for the girls to have fun table scraps?
Everything in moderation right?!
EDIT: Our girls usually get much smaller quantities of veggie scraps, but this was a couple of weeks ago on New Years Day and all the girls were fine 🙃
Hey all,
My Calla is a big, beautiful 1 year old black sex link who has been laying wrinkly eggs for several months now. I've read that Infectious Bronchitis (IB) could be a cause, and I have a couple other girls in my flock of 6 who have done some sneezing lately, but no other symptoms that...
I know scientists can't say for sure yet, but has anyone out there hung out with their chickens while infected with Coronavirus??
If so, how did the chickens do afterwords?
I'm out there with a mask and gloves every day just to be safe, but wanted to know what y'all are up to.
- Z