Recent content by jmb213

Yes, but she's not eating solids- so I'm not sure how helpful that is in determining what's wrong.

I guess it could be worms- but I don't see anything in her poo- it's pretty watery and milk chocolate in color. I'm at a loss. The poor thing

We have been giving her wet food- she doesn't touch it. When we reach down near her she comes over and puts her head into our hand. I've been holding her, but even than the chirping persists. She does like the companionship (she'll perch on my hand), but we are worried about the rest of the...

Help needed- we have a 1 month old chick who initially seemed lethargic, so we brought her inside & gave her electrolytes and b12 in her water. After a day she seemed perkier- but she had not stopped chirping for practically 3 days now. She's not eating (except for oranges and syringe water...

Update- it seems to be a foot problem! I've checked all the joints and her range of motion is the same on both legs. She can't curl te toes on her injured foot. It just stays flat. None of the toes look or feel broken. I've got her in a seperate space. How do you treat an injured foot??

I'm the meantime I've been reading up on how to treat all potential injuries- hip dislocation, slipped tendon and broken bone. I've also taken note of the chicken chair on poultry podiatry. I'm heading home to assess and treat based on these findings. Any other suggestions would be appreciated...

Human error- the door to the garage wasn't shut securely. A tragic lesson learned. :(

Please help- our dog got access to our new chicks and one of the survivors has an injured leg and I'm hoping to learn how to best treat it. She is 2 weeks old and has difficulty bearing weight on it. It almost seems as if it collapses beneath her when she tries to use it. She has no visible...

Thank you very much! This helps a ton :)

Does anyone know what ingredients are different in chick starter feed and layer feed and why chicks shouldn't eat layer feed? I currently have 5 hens and am about to get 30 chicks. I want to start making layer feed for my hens, but didn't know if I should wait until the chicks are done with...

1. I will try to take a clear photo of my questionable roo. His tail is very perky, which leads me to believe it's a roo, but he is smaller than the others from the same batch. 2. You are SO correct about the "pet" issue. I've been reading online about rooster behavior- dancing, pecking, etc...

I'm new to owning chickens and could really use advice from experience flock owners. I currently have: 3 four month old roosters 1 questionable four month old (looks like a rooster, doesn't crow, and is mounted (appropriate term?) by the other roosters. What might this suggest? 2 three...

These are my 4 week old chicks. Is there any way to tell at this age? Chicken 1: Chicken 2:

Thank you for the information. Next up is my attempt to take photo's of the chicks to see if anyone can help determine the sex :)

Hello, I'm new to backyard chickens and to owning chickens! My husband and I have five 2 week old chicks. They are already starting to grow feathers on their wings and are very active in the indoor set up that we currently have. I wanted to know at what time we can keep start keeping them...