I just noticed it. I have all the chicks a look over bringing them inside. To be honest I haven't been good about checking their feet in the brooder. I check for pasty butt but haven't paid attention to their feet. I am new to this. They are on a medicated chick starter. I have 15 other chicks...
I was bring my chicks inside and I noticed this one's foot. She doesn't limp. Should I be concerned?
It was their first time outside. The bin is only used to take them in and out. They have been in a brooder with pine shavings until today.
No its in the shade. They are give layer feed and occasionally table scrapes. They haven't had any scrapes today. Yesterday they we give green peas and a little steamed corn that had been knocked on to the floor by my 1 year old.
I went to check for eggs at 3:30pm and found 1 dead chicken and one on her way out. I attached a picture of the chicken that was alive initially. I have no idea what happened. She doesn't show any external injuries, she was panting but I couldn't hear any raspy breathing. Afyer she died I...
Can anyone tell me if I have a 2nd rooster? It looked like the rest of my austrolorp hens until about 2 weeks ago when I noticed her comb and wattle were getting bigger. She will be 5 months next week (all of our hens will be). None of our hens have started laying yet. Can roosters be late...
All of my chickens are the same age. I have 9 others left. I have been letting them free range and keep them in a chicken tractor (12×12) at night that I move every day. We don't typically have dogs roaming our neighborhood. I have electric fencing on the way that i am going to put around their...