Sad, Sad, Sad..............
I was supposed to pick up my two little chicks this morning, and the woman just called to say the chick with the foot problem died this morning. Oh well, I guess nature did the right thing..........
Now, I have my little brooder set up and ready, with nothing to...
Okay, so I'm getting really antsy..............
I've yet to see this chick with the injured foot/leg, so I really have no idea what it looks like or what to expect! I stayed up too late last night reading a ton of posts regarding other's chicks with injured leg and feet issues, and I think I...
Good news!! I spoke with the woman who has the bum chick, and I will be picking it up on Friday. She has also agreed to throw in another of her chicks for free. I asked her about the breed, and she said that there are two possibilities for the father, either an Aracona or a Jungle fowl, and...
debiraymond -
I am hoping to obtain some young started birds, and also some older hens to provide a retirement home for them. So, if I wait till this chick is older and of stronger health before I get the other hens, might this chick be able to keep the other birds off of her?
I've also read...
Hello,
I will be getting some hens this spring to start my first backyard flock. I have just been offered a free baby chicken. She was born with what appears to be a club foot, or possibly some type of injury suffered while hatching? She is having trouble getting around, and the owner is...