Well damn I went out after posting that to see if she roosted ok for the night and she was dead in the run under the coop door. No signs of anything, no odors, eyes nose and beak all looked fine, and she still had all of the color in her face/comb. So she was fine yesterday and this all happened...
No bullying, no loss of feathers. Nice thick shells and usually a very good layer however she has slowed down the past few weeks and I'm not sure if she has laid the past few days. Havent seen her droppings in particular but also havent noticed any unusual ones anywhere. I will try to offer her...
I've got a welsummer hen about a year and a half old that I noticed just falling asleep standing amongst the flock. She was like this several times throughout the day and did not resist at all when I picked her up, where she normally doesnt even let me touch her. Her comb and wattle are still...
Just under 3 months old. Has the darker tufting like the 2 females I have (both male's are almost all white) but then it has the bright red little wattles coming out sooner than the 2 adult girls' did at this age.
I had a hen go broody so we gave her 6 eggs, only 2 hatched and one of the chicks died after a few days. So I have just 1 chick about 1 week old and a hen doing a good job taking care of it. I was thinking of buying a few more chicks to give her. I see someone near me with day old chicks...
I agree I would not want to rehome him if this is a habit he is always going to have, but the thing I am trying to figure out at this point is whether he is doing this because there are 2 roosters here. He is the dominant rooster that mates with most of the hens. The other rooster has just a...
I've got 2 roosters and 8 hens currently, mixed breeds. Both roosters are great and get along fine, however one of them started singling out one of my 2 lavender amerecaunas over the winter and constantly chased her off and swatted at her. I found her dead with no sign of illness or physical...
Just cleaned her up again. Her vent does not seem to be quite as swollen or raw looking as yesterday. No cuts around the vent, the blood definitely appears to be coming out with her feces. I've seen a couple of bits of poops around the run today with a little blood in it just like the photo...
I did a search and most topics on pastey butt are with baby chicks, however I have a 10 month old pullet that I think just started laying (it's either her and her sister or just one of them starting to lay).
She has the classic build up of poop all around her vent and the area looks slightly...
I figured a "layer" feed would have the proper amount of protein, interesting. I have 2 Spitzhauben pullets that are pushing 8 months now and have not started laying, while 2 ameracaunas that are the same age have been laying for 3 months now. I've been wondering why these 2 havent laid...
I'm in New Hampshire and it gets brutally cold here
Hmm I'm feeding an organic layer pellet, and actually at the moment everyone is getting organic chick feed because I currently have 2 juveniles in the flock. This is what they are generally fed...
I have one hen with a very bare lower back and during the winter months when the birds are more confined, all of the hens seem to love taking turns pecking at the 2 rooster's lower backs as well, causing bleeding and broken feathers. It drives me absolutely nuts. I purchased saddles and have...