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ohh i see! that’s very interesting I’ve had chicks before with these rusty colours who turned out to be hens, although this chick probably is a cockerel (that was my initial guess). I guess i’ll just have to wait to truly know

would feather colours say much as she isn’t a sex-linked breed?

Hi! I have this chick that was hatched on the 20th Jan. She’s a mix of god knows what, but came out of a bantam egg. She has 4 siblings that hatched on the same day, 3 are hens with very obvious large tails and little to no combs. The other one has a large-ish comb and is growing a cockerel tail...

I'm unsure, she always keeps it closed and only slightly opens it when trying to eat/drink. She used to open her mouth up wide though

Oh i did not know pigs were resistant! Useful information We are administering tetanus antitoxin, alongside anti inflammatories and penicillin. Currently ordering vitamin B as others suggested it Her ears are stiffer than the others but not entirely hard as they can still move. She does love...

Forgot to mention so here we are! I live in a tropical climate with a lowest humidity of 55% and highest of 94%. Temperature ranges from 23-32.7 C. It rains very often and the pigs move inside of their house when it does Our animals have had issues of parasites such as botflies, ticks and...

One of my pigs cannot eat very well and is displaying symptoms of anorexia. She cannot open her jaw well and every time she is prompted to eat she has to give up due to seemingly not being able to breathe. She sometimes starts coughing after attempting also She has a gait to her walk and seems...

She has unfortunately passed.

Yes they’re always cooked. My chickens are picky eaters, don’t always want feed but they get plenty of food from foraging. I’ll try get them more used to feed. And unfortunately we cannot get chicken vitamins

ah, i didn’t know that beans can be toxic. I’ll make sure to no longer feed them to my chickens. Age most likely does play a part in this Do you have any ideas on what would be a better diet? Would be useful to know incase she gets better and for future cases

she has access to chicken feed and she does eat it. The rice was always cooked and the fruit we give her grows around here (the fruits drop and normally my chickens get to it) so she should be used to it. The fruit in specific is normally papaya, watermelon or banana. We never give her actual...

Hello. My six year old hen has been a bit gloomy recently but today when I found her she was doing anything. At first, earlier this morning, she had her eyes open but wouldn’t eat and would need her beak dipped to drink. Currently she won’t open her eyes and has just been sleeping since this...

Unfortunately i cannot have any more chickens otherwise i’d happily let her hatch them, and my cockerel is quite bad with fertilisation eggs so when we’ve wanted to hatch more we have had to buy them. she’s living inside since she is an (unofficial) emotional support pet

I suppose it might be. She is very prone to broodiness (already been broody 6 times) but breaks out quickly. We’re in the process of breaking her out so i’ll see if she gets better

Hello! I have an indoor hen who is almost a year and she has suddenly became aggressive to certain people only, going as far as attacking their feet. We’ve tried to deal with this by the person pushing her away and holding her down but it doesn’t seem to be working. She is allowed outside to...