Just to update you all, the poor baby is no longer with us. It passed in it's sleep, peacefully.
I don't think I will ever leave chicks with my hens again, after this incident.
She is drinking water. Not eating anything.
The eyelids have been pulled off and they're next to the beak, just there. Like extra skin.
One eye ball is exposed completely. The other is covered by skin flaps. I don't think it will ever see from one eye. And this other exposed eye, I can't...
Thank you for your concern.
The 2 broody hens were isolated since a week, so it was just them and the chicks.
Yes, I've applied the antibiotic ointment, but about the eyes, I really cannot tell what has happened. It looks like the skin flaps have sort of accumulated on the eyes, one eye is...
I haven't yet, as I just found her like this 2 hours ago. I was thinking if I should give any oral painkillers (diluted) and I will surely start the vitamins now.
I'm just really concerned about her eyes, I'm not sure whether to try to clean them and remove debris or just leave them and let...
Thank you. I wish I had gotten there sooner, I always incubate my eggs and hatch them myself, this one time I decided to let them just sit on them because they were broody. Two hens of mine were sharing the eggs and sitting on them, I'd find a different number of eggs everyday under each, they'd...
Hi guys!
I need help pleasee. I went to my coop and checked on the chicks that were supposed to hatch overnight, I found 3 which were perfectly healthy and fine but one which was under the small food tray without any skin on its head and multiple deep wounds to its skull, it was all bloody...
Oh I see. Well he's been indoors for the first 6 months and these colours came out during that time. Then I built a totally shaded coop and run and moved them there, because it's super sunny and hot here, plus we get bad storms too so they're completely protected.
He hates the sun anyways, stays...
This chart is so helpful, thank you. I actually have black chicks too. But I thought maybe they're from the other bichen rooster. Sometimes In a batch I get blue, white and black or I get only blues and blacks.
Is it possible to get black chicks from a splash?
It's been 8 months and I still can't figure out what colour he is.
I have a bunch of babies I hatched which have a mix of white,yellow and blue colours on them, the rest are pure blues, since the mum's a blue. When people ask me what colour are they I have no idea what to say :idunno.
He's...