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Since we've been getting so much rain, the run has stayed wet. They started with grass which we all know quickly turned to dirt. We've been putting leaves in the run in the fall and wood shavings from in the coop when I clean it out but lately we put grass clippings in there. They stay wet and...

I've seen vent fleet on someone else's chickens. But this isn't that, their vents aren't red, it's their bellies. It has rained alot in the past week so it's hard to find a dry place for dirt bathing. I think it is related to all the moisture they can't get away from except for their nice dry...

I did catch all the other girls, checked their fluffybutts and cleaned them up where necessary. Two of them had poop caked on their feathers but it came off and I put some hydrocortisone cream where the skin was a little red and irritated. No open wounds for anyone else.

When I looked at her belly it was crawling with maggots. I don't think we could've done anything to save her. She hid it from us too long. It was the humane thing to do. 😭 She was a good hen, she always followed me around the yard "talking", a very sweet girl.

Just caught her to get a better look. This is her backside. A big open place below the vent. Edit: I just found maggots in her wound. I think she is going to have to be put down.

I haven't found any more lash eggs but there was one with a paper thin shell this morning. I have noticed one of our girls, the one that has egg gland issues has been a little stand-offish this past week. She is either slow to join the others for treats (scrambled egg yolks) or doesn't bother to...

When I went to collect eggs today, I found these weird pink fleshy looking things in the nesting box too. I have three Black Australorps (1 year old) that seem to be laying consistently and four Rhode Island Reds (2 years old) but I think only two of them are laying right now. Any ideas to what...