So this is our 1st flock ever and I am a new chicken mother.
Today while I was in the house taking care of my human children a hawk got one of my Rocks while she was free ranging with her sisters. I can't even begin to tell you how guilty I feel. Like I didn't protect her and I didn't hear or...
So yesterday our newly adopted rooster started acting really sick and didn't honestly look like he was going to make it.
Upon further investigation from advice given on here we found that he was covered in Lice and or Mites. Put him in Quarantine and treated him with Poultry Dust and made...
Update:
Husband just got home from work and mixed some of the electrolyte water and feed him some with a syringe ....Found White Mites or Lice on his Gizzard the red dangle thing... I dont know the technical word for it ....Just headed to feed store to get Poultry Dust
We put him back in the...
Hes about 22 weeks ...We just adopted him on Friday of last week ....I dont think he ate anything bad hes been eating all the same as my hens and they are all fine ....Hes acted completely normal since we got him and then this morning all the sudden
Just joined your community today and looking for advice with our very 1st chicken flock....We do get some advice from friends and from our local feed store, but I am open to all helpful advice and helpful tips to make sure that I have a happy and healthy flock.
(1) Are you new to chickens /...
This am noticed that Rooster was not crowing like usual
He is acting like he's lethargic and will walk a few steps and then hunch over and hold his head down and not move...A few times he was looking like he was going to fall over does not look to have good balance. Not eating or drinking
This...