Thank you so much for this! I did get him isolated a bit to where he’s able to lay and doesn’t have to move much to eat or drink. I was so excited this morning to see he was bearing weight and a ton of the swelling had subsided! I now we still have a long road to go but even a little bit of...
Poor sweetie. I’ve splinted one of my chicken’s feet before for curly toe paralysis and did something kind of similar for this baby with a cardboard base with a cotton square between the foot and the cardboard, some sensitive tape spreading the foot into proper alignment and adhering it to the...
We have three 2/3-week old white Chinese goslings who have quickly stolen our hearts and become an integral part of our daily lives. Today we were out walking around (my 2 year old, 3 month old in the stroller, and I) and unbeknownst to me, the goslings had huddled under the stroller. Of course...
Hi everyone! I am a newbie to both raising chickens and to this forum, but I’m happy to be here and grateful for this community!
I recently fulfilled my lifelong dream of becoming an acreage owner! My husband and I have always talked about having a simple life where we are able to pursue self...
Hi everyone, I’m a newbie to this community but happy to be here and grateful for the resource!
I recently fulfilled a lifelong dream of moving onto an acreage, which conveniently had a barn and outbuilding already on the property. The owners prior didn’t take *great* care of the barn and so...