I don’t post here as much as I want to, but I figured to start a post that I update whenever I remember it exists.
For now, I definitely want to show off my silkies! Given all—except one—are white, I’ve named them… more generically.
The tall boy is Cloud! He’s a little shy and has no idea...
Thank you! It was all I could do, and was recommended when I looked it up. I’m very hesitant on using human supplements without second opinions, but now I know it’s safe to use. So again, thank you!
I had one chicken with wry neck, and now I have two. I’m not sure what’s going on or what could be going on. I’ve been giving the first chicken sunflower and pumpkin seeds to up her Vit. E intake and it seems to help. She’s been improving slowly, but not at a pace I’m content with. Both chickens...
...south of London—in Chatham-Kent. I need a veterinarian, but can’t find any clinics that take in poultry! I cannot go to Windsor, and there’s a slim chance that I can head as far as London. Does anyone know of any vets that see poultry in the Chatham-Kent and or St. Clair area? *Not America*
Thank you! I think I’ll be taking her to a vet today if I can find one that handles poultry. She’s eating and drinking on her own so long as she can find it, so at least that’s good. 😅
Not sure what’s going on! Definitely urgent as she’s not eating! It’s so sad, because she’s preening herself and yet her head is being thrown around like a rag doll. I will say she does have lice unfortunately, but I’m so unsure what’s going on? She’s moving or trying to and stuff she just won’t...
Not much of a question post, but a celebration for me! I’ve never raised turkeys before, nor other poultry aside from chickens fully. So I’m extremely excited about today!
I went out to check on my two lovely ladies and found these on the ground! They’ve successfully made it to being ~7...
What sort-of problems? They hang out with my rooster and hen(chicken). Only have had them for a few months and not their whole lives. Both happy they like me but also, how do I politely reject her offer? When I said I wanted them to love me, I didn’t mean romantically. 😔
I think I already know what it means, I’d just like confirmation.
She thinks I’m a tom, doesn’t she? AKA this is mating behaviour?
If that’s the case, this makes two birds who want me. Neither of which being the same gender. I am both a tom and a hen now.
Just that day she started doing it! It was her first batch of babies. For a chicken that went broody a week after starting to lay eggs entirely, she didn’t do half-bad with this bunch. Just wished she didn’t make me have to put 13 chicks in a 4ft x 2ft brooder.
Yeah! Hen has been around my rooster since she was a chick—my rooster is normally a sweetheart with chicks, but can also be a dick, as expected. Hen’s chicks have also somewhat been around my rooster and turkeys before too.
If it’s just weaning, that’s okay! I moved the babies into a brooder...
Not sure if this is the place to put this, but oh well.
Strange thing happened today. It’s nice out so I let my hen and her chicks outside for a bit. Rooster came over, which is normal, but then she started attacking and chasing her chicks? It was so sudden! She grabbed one by the tail and held...