Recent content by chickenpatch

Wow, you've taken such special care of him... I'm glad he's in good hands. Are you planning on doing this all for him until he reaches adult hood and out lives his precious life or are you going to give him away when you can't care for him any longer? What are your plans for him?

Wow, you've taken such special care of him... I'm glad he's in good hands. Are you planning on doing this all for him until he reaches adult hood and out lives his precious life or are you going to give him away when you can't care for him any longer? What are your plans for him?

Wow, you've taken such special care of him... I'm glad he's in good hands. Are you planning on doing this all for him until he reaches adult hood and out lives his precious life or are you going to give him away when you can't care for him any longer? What are your plans for him?

Wow, you've taken such special care of him... I'm glad he's in good hands. Are you planning on doing this all for him until he reaches adult hood and out lives his precious life or are you going to give him away when you can't care for him any longer? What are your plans for him?

Adding a little more calcium to their diet will definitely help when they start laying. Some hens' first few eggs could turn out with soft shells and that could encourage them to start eating their eggs. But if they have enough calcium and vitamins in their diet they should start laying with no...

I'm glad you've started looking for help :) It's best to first find out what the problem actually is. If the legs are broken, dislocated or unfortunately deformed. Then treatment should be a breeze. Let us know how everything goes soon !

I'd say they are both roosters as well, sorry

It's most likely dislocated. I wouldn't try pushing the legs back yourself. Ask a nice vet if they could do an X-ray or try and help for a small price

I have a lot more pictures on Instagram, @Chicken_patch

No problem, I use it and I haven't had a single problem with it!

I'm so sorry to hear about your dreadful losses. It's okay to be upset over it. The predator is most likely an aerial predator since you can't see much of a struggle. Unless you let them free range and they were taken when they wandered too far from the coop. Definitely cover the run as...

Does he have mites? I wonder why he doesn't have his full tail. But it's definitely some kind of mixed roo

Sand gives great drainage and is super easy to clean if you have at least 15cm laid down.

The drainage of sand is very good. It only fails if you don't rake it every few weeks and break up poo clumps. Also, make it on a slight angle so the rain doesn't puddle up inside the clump. Gravel is too harsh for their feet and could cause bumble foot. Compressed wood chips will rot in the...