Recent content by Rubyfalls

I had an experience like this last year. Yours seems to be much better off than mine was. A few things to consider though. Dogs, especially bird dogs, know not to puncture skin, but chicks are soft and can easily have internal damage. If she is walking around fine and eating this morning, I...

I believe that half of them were and half weren't. A few were from Tractor Supply and a few were from a local backyard breeder. If he is alive when I get home, I will try to get him some vitamins, otherwise I will check more closely for symptoms in the others. Thanks for the help.

This is my first year hatching chicks. We hatched our own eggs from our current flock. They are about 2 and a half weeks old. Yesterday, suddenly, one of our black sex-links would not move and had one leg forward and one leg back. His wings also seemed to be out of place. He shows no signs of...

Hello, Ive had chickens for quite some time now, but hope to get into ducks at some point. I've read a lot about how swimming pools are not good for ducks and that ducks are not good for swimming pools. The one thing I can't find is whether or not ducks tend to go into pools on their own. I...

I posted a few days ago after one of my chicks survived a dog attack. There were no obvious cuts or bruises, but the chick would not walk. He has been obviously backed up on poop, but has been pooping a little. My main concern is that his belly and the area around his right leg (which seems to...

Update: I looked him over again really well and noticed something different. His right side (same side as the leg that he won't use) is bloated on his stomach area. It seems very soft to the touch and has a slight reddish hue to it. I would think that internal bleeding would have probably been...

Thanks for all the quick responses. We are going to get the electrolyte solution tomorrow when TSC opens. He seems a little more lively, and has moved one leg a little, but I guess I can't expect much in only a half hour.

Hi everyone, I hate for this to be my first post, but we had a mishap today. The dogs got into the room in the house where we have the young chicks sitting. We aren't sure of exactly how things went down, but we saw one of the dogs with a chick in his mouth. It could not have been more than 5...