I am on day 4 of battling sour crop in my lavender Orpington. I've helped her puke once a day but am done doing that bc I'm so scared to choke her. I did ACV in her water and probiotics mixed with mashed chicken food/warm water the first two days andshe showed no improvement. I read the ACV can...
His crow was back to normal this morning. Thank goodness...according to the internet he was going to die of avian bird flu or gape worm :barnie I guess maybe he got carried away yesterday and wore out his voice!
My roo sounded great this morning. Tonight when I went to shut the coop he crowed and the first part was loud like usual but the "doodle doo" part (if you will) was raspy like he's loosing his voice. His eyes are clear, he is eating and drinking and otherwise acting just fine. Should I be...
My ameraucana hen keeps plucking feathers from my ameraucana roos face. Is that normal? He just stands there and lets her do it...it almost seems affectionate but his poor face is starting to look pretty homely. They are free range chickens so I know it's not a space issue. Do I need to get her...
That actually looks a lot like a my two BR hens...I've read the roosters are a little lighter in color bc they have an extra barring gene or something? She looks pretty dark to me! I don't see any of the too saddle or hackle feathers either. My vote is hen!
I have been feeding my whole flock a 100% organic/non GMO diet since day 1. Our feed store is out of the grower feed until Friday and I still have four 16 week old polish hens that need it. Is it ok to feed them the layer feed my other hens eat until Friday or will that amount be harmful? I've...
Hi everyone! I am trying to figure out if something is wrong with my 11 week old silver laced polish pullet. Yesterday I noticed her middle toes both have no color - they are white! It's like there is a perfectly straight line right before her toes connect to the rest of her feet where the color...
Hi all. I have 13 polish chicks that are 8 weeks old. Some of their crests are growing in really lopsided. Is that normal and do you know if they will even out? They are cute either way but I'm just curious!
We have 13 one-week old polish chicks. Last night one of them started cheaping incessantly and running around the brooder. It's almost like she's looking for a way out bc her neck is stretched up and she is trying to look up over the side of the brooder (kiddie pool). She did it more when the...
Thank you! I guess that could be it since they seem to do it when they are scratching around. I'll keep watching for any other changes! Maybe I have early bloomers
Sounds like your babe is doing great! I just wanted to add I had a very similar situation with one of my week old Ameraucana chicks. It started with limping and then she stopped using her leg all together, and used her wings to balance herself as she hopped around. I seperated her with a little...
Hi! I am new to BYC and to raising baby chicks. We dove in head first this spring, intending to get 8-10 and how have 27 Everyone has been happy and very healthy so far. I've noticed over the past week a couple of my 5 week old Lavender Orpingtons are making a weird squeak noise as they peck...