Hi I have an extremely aggressive 3 year old rooster. I hand raised him from the egg myself, saving him from certain death. I am very emotionally attached to him. I also hate him. He has attacked several people including myself. I have tried almost everything I can think of- ignoring his...
Not to direct attention off of this post, but I wanted to ask you to elaborate a bit more on what a knee deformity would look like/how to tell. I stared a thread earlier today... and now that I read your comment I wonder if that is the probelm with my chicken. (She has a very crooked beak that...
Poor thing! Luckily she was saved in time! As for the wounds, I don't think yellow is a good color for a healthy, healing wound- but I am no expert. Maybe clean the wounds with an ointment the vet gave you... did they? If not, I would use tea tree oil or something that isnt too harsh to help...
My chicken is about 3 months old and she has been limping for about 5 days now. Her knee (if that is the proper term) is swollen and she doesn't put much weight on that leg. She mostly lays down, but occasionally limps to move a foot or two then lays back down. I have pretty thoroughly looked...
Thanks everyone for your help! My broodies took all the babies fine and they are raising them! But, I have another question. I have one baby turkey that is with the surrogate mother who seems to be doing well. I just read online that baby turkeys need a higher protein than baby chicks. Do I put...