I wanted to thank everyone for information concerning my rooster. I gave my rooster olive leaf drops in his water and he did just fine. The only problem was, I forgot to keep moving his legs to keep the joints from locking up. He did hop around some but he was lonely because I couldn't put...
I have a problem. We bought some baby chickens and we have them in boxes in the house. They stand about 9 inches tall now. My husband was going to build an addition onto the hen house for them with their own yard. However, one month ago my husband was in a very bad accident and had severe...
Dear Lockedhearts,
I have been reading that you got a swap togeather in Newnan, Ga. We live in Hayesville, NC about 2 to 3 hours away and would love to come to a swap. Have we missed it? Could you let me know about it, what to do, what is being swapped etc. We have 18 chickens and 3 baby...
It has been 10 days and we have kept our rooster isolated from the other birds. I have kept him in the house in a big plastic box with wheatstraw. He eats and drinks fine, there are no signs of sickness, no growths or anything like that. One leg is starting to move a little but the other is...
How do you know if it is Mareks? What do you do if it is? I have a chicken that as of yesterday cannot walk. His feet are paralyzed. He is eating and drinking but he can't walk. How do I find out what happens and what I should do about it? I am a little worried?
:(Yesterday, my husband went to feed the chickens and found our only Rooster, a Silver Laced Wyndot, sitting on the ground and all the other chickens were just walking over him. We brought him into the house and checked his legs. His feet up to his first leg joint don't move. He eats and...