Sunny the chicken passed away last night. He let out one final squawk then left us. He was so so cute, I wish he was still with us.
Thank you everyone for all your help.
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Hi everyone,
One of my 2 month old chickens, who we suspect is a rooster, is sick. He was perfectly fine this morning, eating and all, but then we let him outside where he would usually go crazy eating grass, but today he just stood there not eating and barely staying awake. I then when up...
Hi everyone,
One of my chickens got broody recently, so we put 8 fertilized eggs underneath her about 1 or 2 weeks ago. All is going well thankfully.
I was wondering if there is anything I need to do before they hatch, or when they hatch or anything like that.
Can't wait to see them hatch...
Here are some photos of her - sorry about the bad quality. She's the black feathered one - you can see the difference in her comb and feathers how sick/different she is looking compared to my other one.
Thank you for your help!
She is on the top of the pecking order so it wouldn’t be picking from other birds. We put apple cider vinegar in the water to prevent mites but will see if that is the cause.
Once again, thank you so much :)
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Thank you for your response. We are unsure of the breed, but she is about 2 years old and is on the top of her pecking order (ruling out pecking from other birds). By saying she is acting different, she is no longer excited to freely run around the backyard (usually, all chickens will...