My 1 week old duckling was injured during the night in the coop. A chicken pecked it and created an open area. I cleaned it up and put antibiotic ointment on it and have it in the house so flies won't get at the wound. Should I be doing anything else different?
He is about 8 months old and I have had him for 3 months. I feed my flock mash and the other 5 hens are just fine. No problems with them. Thay of course get treats and extra calcium. Here is the picture of his poop as you requested. He is still not eating. I gave him scrambled egg as...
I'm at work now but will post a pic of his poop tomorrow and I'll try to get him to eat some scrambled egg. Thanks for all the advice, will keep you posted.
His appetite was declining. I just left for work but I will try a scrambled egg for him when I get back. Before I left I offered him a piece of bread, he just picked it up and dropped it. I put meal worms in with him and he wouldn’t touch them either. He did drink a little water. His poop...
I’m new to chickens and have a small flock of 6 hens and 1 rooster (so I thought). Love my rooster, mellow, friendly with a sweet soft crow. About a week ago, I started to hear a very obnoxious crow and soon discovered 1 of my hens was not a hen. This “new” rooster became very agressive...