If anyone has a couple of bantam day old chicks for sale in the north west of england, could they please message me? Our silkie has failed in her attempts to hatch her eggs and we need a couple of day old chicks to put under her. Thanks for reading our post
2 of my polish hens experienced that too, I thought it was mites but they didnt have any so I took the rooster out and the feathers started coming through again
Yes she has had runny poos but also solid poos, she can't stand on her feet at all now, they aren't totally paralysed because she kicks them to try and get up, the only other animals she has been round is my other chickens, which none of them show signs of the same illness, when she tries to get...
i put my chicks out at 4 weeks and all have been fine, and you should do whatever you feel is comfortable, I have big pens around my 4 week olds onwards and no chance of anything getting in but I still lock the door, safety for them, and eases there owners mind, if they dont go inside the coop...
I was thinking of that but I feel so guilty because she has protected them so much, then I researched that she may not even accept day olds and could kill them
Our 1 year old blue silkie went broody, so we bought 6 eggs hoping she would hatch, we are on day 23 now and still no sign of anything, and she has no signs of moving off the eggs, I have called locals to try and find day olds to replace the eggs, no luck at all, I don't want her to sit any...
I have a problem, my chicken has been walking round in circles for about 12 weeks, and just recently she has started losing her balance and falling onto her sides. flower (her name) was the only egg to hatch when our incubator broke so we always knew she wasnt the full ticket anyway, up until...