Recent content by Chickmom99

Ok will keep going. Pretty sure she is eating. Hens spend most of day outside and chick spends most of her day inside the coop where I have 2 waters, a big hen feeder (chicks can’t yet reach) and a wooden crate with a hole that only the chicks can get in (medicated chick starter inside)...

At 2-3 weeks, I took an injured chick to vet for bandaging, but then had to rescue the returned chick from mama who freaked out about the bandage. After 10 days of chick solitary -no more Limping! I slowly reintroduced the chick. Seemed ok. But Chick was no good at following mama and other 2...

Thanks very much for the advice! Have put in a mirror and stuffed toy and it was quiet overnight and is chirping this morning and only occasionally calling for friends. Will try a seperate contained cage back in the coop so mum and the other chicks can see it. Think will have to bring it in at...

I had an almost 3 week chick break its leg. Since it is sexed and my only aracauna, I went to vet. She prescribed moloxicam and taped up leg. I put baby back with mama (1 of 3 chicks we added to a broody hen). She initially welcomed it back 2 hours later, but baby immediately started flinging...