I did contact the feed store. They told me I had to teach them to eat and drink. I did try but they were too weak so I spoon fed them. Made sure the temperature was right and just prayed. I never did contact the hatchery because I really didn't think I would get any support after talking to the...
I ordered 6 bantams from a feed store, 2 each Mille fleur Duccle, Old English and Silver Laced Seabright. When I picked them up they were limp, unresponsive and barely moving. I hand fed them water mixed into their food. One had splayed legs which I taped with a small bandaid. I lost 3 about a...
Thank you all. The oatmeal was in a dish but the beards always gets food on them and water too. Will try mixing with something like yogurt or applesauce and not cooking then maybe it won't be so sticky.
So I love to spoil my girls and feed them a bowl of warm oatmeal on a cold winter day. They gobble it up and wipe there sticky oatmeal beaks on the straw and pick it off of each other as it flies everywhere. A few days ago we had such a cold morning and after they ate the oatmeal one of my EE...
I am new at keeping chickens and spoil them to death. I handle them every day and bring them into my house for maybe about 10 minutes each. Today I had one of my Barred Rocks inside. She had an accident. While I was bent over cleaning up, she jumped on my back. This has never happened to me...
Thank you all. Yes, very eggciting. I have 3 EE that just started laying at 20-21 weeks old and 2 Barred Rocks just starting at 20 weeks and waiting on my 1 New Hampshire. Sorry, made a mistake. The Barred Rocks are only 20 weeks old. Oooops!!
I have a 9 month old Walker Coon Hound that I rescued about 2 months ago. I also have a black Pom that I have had for a couple years. There is a good sized area fenced for the dogs and outside this area is where I let my 21 week old hens free range. Sometimes the hens jump the fence and the...