My silkie rooster is 5 mths old just started crowing. He is friendly and will allow you to pick him up. Does not seem too bright, may be the feathers blocking his eyes or something else. I have another male and do not want them to start fighting, they keep setting each other off very noisy...
One of my new 5 mth old chickens is sneezing. She did go into a hut with older hay that when I cleaned out was moldy. She has no obvious discharge and seems perky. The sneeze like noise does seem to be aggrivated by me catching her. I have put Vetric on her and put Vitiman/MIneral/probiotic...
I got her yesterday, well I hope its a she. 4-5 mths old very sweet but the streaming tail feathers have me wondering if maybe its male. I believe its an Easter Egger.
The lighter one was sold as an Ameracauna.
I check my Bantom chick bums 5 times a day and one of them had pasty butt tonight. Shes about 1 week old I cleaned her off but she was really lethargic so I tried giving her some gatorade with a dropper on her beak and some egg yolk. She acted like she was pepingup 30 min later pooped 3 times...
I got 4 chicks last night at a farmers market. 3 are doing great and running around. I have seen those 3 eat and drink numerous times the 4 not at all. The man that sold me the babies had many different types mixed together and all were new hatchlings but I am not sure of exact age. They are now...