Our silkie hen fell into the pond yesterday evening and very nearly drown! I don't know how long she was in the water. When I saw her she was weakly struggling to keep her head above water!!!
I was able to fish her out but her head did submerge a few times during the rescue effort.
She...
I Have a young EE hen about 8 months old or so. She was perfectly fine 2 days ago. Yesterday I went to check on everyone and found her sitting on the ground. She poked like she was having trouble walking and sort of waddled around. I took her in and looked her over. She is one...
Pullet or roo? I am guessing on age maybe 4 months..? Not laying.. not crowing and a tad smaller than my other chickens who are 5 months. It is suppose to be an Easter Egger
I noticed some wing feathers looked like they where coming in uneven... but I give up on trying to feather sex
oh dear. I was suppose to have two Buff Orbington Pullets but now I am thinking one is a rooster.
I got them at 2 months old and they both looked the same.. though the one in question was a little bit bigger than the other one. The waddles and comb have come in much faster than the other...
http://metzerfarms.blogspot.com/2011/03/are-my-ducklings-leg-problems-due-to.html
Could it be niacin deficiency?
was suggested to me when I had a duck with turned in feet
I got this sweet little chick today. 6 weeks old. Was labeled as an Easter Egger mix. (Mix with cochin maybe)
It has 5 toes (two on the back three in the front) and has feathered legs...
I looked at the wing feathers and they look slightly uneven.. BUT not as drastically uneven as my...