Recently got my first barred rock. Ive been inlove with this breed since I knew what it was. Im so nervous my new baby might have to join a different flock instead of mine because I cant have roosters. Please help.
Hey guys so I went on vacation for a couple days and my duck somehow got string wrapped around both legs. I cut it off but there are still deep marks where the string was wrapped. I let him soak in warm water for a while tonight to help and I’m keeping him contained inside to see if things...
I'm just wondering if my chicken has it so bad she should go to the vet or if you guys think I can treat her at home. I already lowered her perch to mitigate the problem but I would like some opinions.
I haven't but I got it from a feed store that stands behind their chickens being healthy. They said that as long as my flock is healthy it would be okay to start introductions. However I'm now not sure my flock is healthy after seeing these marks on one of my hens, the other two don't have any...
This is the best picture I could get of her this morning. I'm taking her to the vet on Monday but I'm starting to introduce a new pullet to the flock right now so I'm still worried that she might be contagious or something.
Hey I just noticed this odd looking blister on my chickens wattle, do you guys have any idea what it could be? Does she need to go to the vet?
Thanks in advance I'm just worried.
Yeah I can understand how that would be infuriating. These cats are clearly someone's mishandled pets though so I'm not going to take any real action against them just protect my chickens. I would love to let my dog keep them safe but she'd help the cats eat the chickens if given the chance.
So recently a group of neighborhood cats has been messing with my chickens. I have a super small flock of three and they so far haven't had any real issues with the cats but it makes me a little nervous how interested these cats are in my chickens. I personally keep chasing the cats out of my...