I posted on here a couple months ago about my old hen Sunny who ended up passing away from heart failure. I had originally thought she had some kind of respiratory issue due to the terrible smoke hitting us in CO.
Well, I now have yet another hen acting lethargic. She’s old too—around 7. Her...
I don’t think I’ll do that until absolutely necessary. Right now she’s showing no sign at all of discomfort and still is curious enough to drink and look around
Yeah, the more I watch her and keep researching symptoms, it no longer seems like a respiratory issue, like it did yesterday. She’s much much worse today. So I’m just trying to love on her and keep her peaceful. Poor thing 💔
Thanks for your insight
Her crop is empty since she hasn’t eaten. Yesterday it felt normal. But her whole abdomen/back end area feels very hard, heavy and swollen. She was laying consistently during the early spring but quit back in June. Today she doesn’t seem able to stand much :( I was guessing this was probably the...
Hey guys,
I’m dealing with what I believe is an oxygen deprived hen. Her comb is purple and she’s lethargic. She doesn’t want to eat much but still will drink from a dropper that I give her. She’s very weak but also is alert with no other issues around her face like swollen eyes or dirty...
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We as chicken keepers should want to know everything we can about the creatures we care for. When it comes to chickens and other kinds of poultry, one of the most essential characteristics of all flock behavior is the pecking order. And it is very...
There's a large variety of different ones you can give them and they all have different uses in the hen house. Here's an article on using herbs with your chickens.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/herbs-flowers-and-weeds-for-chickens.67493/
And yes, dried herbs are excellent to use in...
Thank you all so much for the info!!!
Good news: after a warm bath, I was able to get pretty much all the caked-on poop and dirty feathers off. She was so calm through the whole thing!! Her skin and vent area looked surprisingly pink, clean, and healthy considering how bad the surrounding...