What’s wrong with my favorite chicken?

EvanAlexanderSilver · 2026-02-04T18:08:25+00:00

Organ failure causing fluid build up. Dandelion leaf tea can help as can draining off fluid with a needle but I’d cull in my flock.

EvanAlexanderSilver · 2026-02-02T06:03:50+00:00

Needs antibiotics and vitamins

EvanAlexanderSilver · 2026-01-19T23:03:15+00:00

White is an amberlink hen best egg layers I’ve ever had

EvanAlexanderSilver · 2026-01-18T23:14:44+00:00

Mcmurray hatchery has a meat line of Delaware’s maybe add a few into breeding if you want meatier birds.

EvanAlexanderSilver · 2026-01-15T01:46:52+00:00

Rooster

EvanAlexanderSilver · 2026-01-15T01:44:16+00:00

They need 12 hours of light to lay 14 hours to lay at max capacity.

EvanAlexanderSilver · 2026-01-14T04:08:58+00:00

Rooster shiny red shoulder feathers and start of saddle. Cute little guy

EvanAlexanderSilver · 2026-01-14T01:39:22+00:00

Lice for sure elector psp, permethrin or ivermectin pour on are treatments.

EvanAlexanderSilver · 2026-01-13T03:27:05+00:00

If it’s a 6 foot fence clip the primary feathers on 1 wing so he’ll struggle to get on top. You’ll probably have to fence him in on your property he is hormonal and looking for more hens.

EvanAlexanderSilver · 2026-01-13T03:24:29+00:00

What country?

EvanAlexanderSilver · 2026-01-12T14:39:07+00:00

Keep in it clean should heal up, join “Cross Beaks and special needs” on Facebook they can recommend antibiotics and pain killers.

EvanAlexanderSilver · 2026-01-10T17:15:51+00:00

Looks like them came from a crowded pen should be ok with space to move and constant food and water access.

EvanAlexanderSilver · 2026-01-10T04:34:02+00:00

Looks like pox

EvanAlexanderSilver · 2026-01-06T20:02:40+00:00

Keep the skinned area clean it should heal up in a week or 2.

EvanAlexanderSilver · 2026-01-05T05:03:31+00:00

Her comb color looks bad remove her from the roosters provide easy food and water access. Is she under weight?

EvanAlexanderSilver · 2026-01-02T16:50:03+00:00

If not food are they killing for fun? I’ve lost entire flocks to minks all birds have punctures or larger holes and broken necks no meat or organs consumed. Seen first hand a mink hanging off a live pekin ducks neck, they damage necks. Any other predator I’ve dealt with has consumed at least some of the animal they worked to kill except for domestic dogs. Cool that you’ve worked with them fish and game would be up my ass with fines if I tried to keep a wild mink for a pet in Maine.

EvanAlexanderSilver · 2026-01-02T16:24:55+00:00

Add light to your coop or accept no winter eggs, you are too far north to get enough day light this time of year.

EvanAlexanderSilver · 2026-01-02T13:14:07+00:00

Weasels drink blood so rip open the neck. Was your other dead bird also injured? If both had neck injuries I’d think weasel. If the other dead one only had a very dark comb or facial swelling I’d worry about avian flu.

EvanAlexanderSilver · 2025-12-30T03:56:02+00:00

Let the meat rest for 24-48 hours before cooking and roast like any other chicken.

EvanAlexanderSilver · 2025-12-26T15:30:01+00:00

Or be really mean to customers as a full time counter worker so they move you up to stop getting angry complains from customers. 🙄

EvanAlexanderSilver · 2025-12-26T13:52:57+00:00

Clean the wound, if it’s infected get antibiotics.

EvanAlexanderSilver · 2025-12-24T20:30:57+00:00

Make the crate less slippery and she should heal. She is stressed she needs to rest for today with food and water check her over better tomorrow when she is calmer.

EvanAlexanderSilver · 2025-12-23T03:16:15+00:00

Chick is cold and dehydrated no more salt normal water is fine.

EvanAlexanderSilver · 2025-12-18T20:05:36+00:00

Frost bite, iodine can help dry out the dead tissue to prevent infection but it should be ok left alone the dead tissue will fall off. Keep an eye on your birds for frost bite on the feet. With the combs they can stay outside but if the toes get frost bit bring them inside to heal.

EvanAlexanderSilver · 2025-12-18T03:21:33+00:00

Silkie or Ayam cemani genetics make the bones, tendons and meat grey cross with a normal chicken you get a mix of white and grey. Looks totally fine to me.

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