I have a 2 yr Rhode Island hen. I discovered she had a prolapse 3 days ago with a scab. She also has been molting and has lost weight.
I have segregated her, giving her food/water. No pellets/crumbles, but cracked corn, sprouted lentils, some grapes and oyster shells.
She normally gets fly...
So, my newer hens came to me as pullets and they had not been in a coop or roost before. Due to that, they were laying in their poop and accumulating it on their back feathers. At first, I was bathing them but it wasn't helping. We also were trying to teach them to sleep on a roost. We are...
I'm not sure which of the hens are having diarrhea. I am keeping the coops and run clean, they get clean water - all they want with added Apple Cider Vinegar and probiotics. They are on layer crumbles. I also give them a big gallon size bag of extra food each morning for 15 hens. Usually it...