This is a 10 week ( ish ) banty mixed breed .... it was in the flock with reg. sized chickens ( her mama sat on a clutch of banty eggs in a bush ! ) and I caught some hens stepping on her and pecking on her !!compared to the others it is squatty looking in body shape... smaller .... teteers...
4/5 weeks ..... Wilco specials ! Im guessing the Cuckoo Maran ( left side ) is Roo.... and the Blue Wyandotte ( right ) is hen ..... the 2 Lavender orpingtons have me stumped !!! Guesses ?!
Chick is 2 weeks ... been trying the band aid thinking it was splay leg ... not helping . Tonight I will cusion and wrap legs together all night , take off during the day ... my questions ....
.. There are 4 total chicks together , do I nned to isolate this one from them ??
... After I brace...
She is a BCM , almost 3 weeks ... she always stands up ... never sits, never roosts on the bitty perch ....even sleeping, she stands .... I also noticed she looks like she has no neck , the feathers are always puffed out and her head is tucked in ??? I did see her stretch out her neck after a...
I have 3, 3 week old , BCM's ..... one is a roo and he is getting his feathers picked and pulled out !! He is just starting to feather out , now he is bald all along the chest area, and today the bully drew blood on his ear ....I took him out , do I keep him out or the bully ????
They are about 2 weeks ( the larger 3 ) .... I cant tell if they are Roo's or Pullets ! I *think * there is 1 of each , and 1 unknown yet .... I have to rehome them if there are Roo's ( they were straight run ) .... so today I went and got 2 Cuckoo Marans ( the smaller ones ) that they said...
I found a pile of feathers under a large tree, then a trail of them ....the hen is missing .... which predator does this ?? I set a live trap, and nothing has been caught for 3 days ..... I have a few birds that free range, the others cant fly over the fence .....
This predator hasnt come...
I had a Polish hen , who went into a moult 2 weeks ago ... she would occasionally roost up in a tree at night instead of going in the coop ... .... a few days ago she went missing . She could have found a nest of eggs on the property that I havent found yet ... can moulting hens go broody like...
Found an older hen ( about 5 years old ) spacey ....... she was semi wobbly on her feet ... not going in the coop at dusk .... she let me pick her up ( this has NEVER happened ! ) .. her comb was flopped over .... her crop was mushy ... I have her isolated , gave her water, and she has eaten...
Came home about 9 pm , and checked all chickens as usual ..locked them in for the night . ( they free range during the day ) . I saw this ....
My FAVORITE BLUE hen , ( the one in my avatar ) with her wing over my little polish ...Betty Blue usually is perched on the perch on the left of the...
Dont know if this is in the right spot .... its a store bought chicken ...... on the wing is a toe with toenail !!!! Is this usually cut off or NORMAL even ?!
When cleaning the coop today , there were a bunch of little fly like bugs through it ..... bigger than a Gnat , like the little bug/fly that is around houseplants ..... Wondering if this is not a big deal , or do I need to treat the pine shavings ?!?