Recent content by NineChickens

There weren't any wounds to find. After being inside for a while and giving her some water she is starting to move around a bit more. I couldn't feel anything for her being eggbound.

I have a barred rock hen who is 5 years old. I noticed today that she is looking lethargic. She has some tail feathers missing and some scabs on her face and comb. I'm not sure if she's injured anywhere else. What I can I do to help her heal? She's inside now separate from the flock on a heating...

I have a Rhode Island Red hen who is about 4 years. I moved about a year ago and unfortunately i lost 2 female ducks to predators we didn’t know were around. That left my one male duck with my flock of hens. He has shown a lot of interest in my Rhode Island Red hen, Lucy, and started trying to...

Okay, so I talked to the person who gave it to me and they said its supposed to look like that. The nursery didnt have a true all white one, so they got this one. It just didnt have any color when I received it.

When i bought it it was in bloom. I've only had it for about a week. I havent moved it. I have it right next to my south facing window.

I recently got a white orchid, but on some of the back petals they're turning pink. Is this normal?

How could I tell if it was broken or if she was just born like that?

Should I splint it or leave it?

I am not sure if it's broken, I will look up niacin to see if I can get some.

I'd like to keep as much babies as possible with the mama

Would I be able to put her back with mama? She was able to get around fine enough with them. Shes so lonely.

What can I give that has vitamin B? I have nutri Drench but it only has vitamin A and D

Here's a video of her.

My cayuga just hatched some babies 2 days ago. I found one of her ducklings only using one leg. She seems to act like all the other ducklings, just as lively, but she wont use one of her legs. Is it a birth defect or is it broken? It's very wobbly and can bend in directions I dont think it...

The parents are mine and I was just wondering how much their babies might lay in the future.