Hi all! We rescued a little Roo (we are pretty certain he is) from a farm because he was getting bullied and picked on and his feathers eaten and it was heartbreaking to watch because he is so sweet. We're pretty sure he was bullied out of eating food because when we brought him home for the...
Hi all - hoping you'd be able to help on through here ... I'm a first-time silkie owner (and have only had chickens for about a year now, all of whom we love and care for deeply). We have about 7 young chicks of different breeds (2 black Marans pullets, 1 olive egger cockerel, 1 silkie cockerel...
I'm new to keeping chickens and something abnormal is happening to our little roo, we rescued him about a month ago and he's 3 months old now but a few times yesterday, and now twice today he had clear almost liquid discharge come out of his mouth ... which kind of looked like throw up water but...
Thank you! I had a whole thread where I was trying to figure out if it were a roo or a cockerel, but it crows! (Though I know young solo hens do that too) I think since its comb and wattle are bright red and fully grown at this age everyone confirmed it's roo-ness (it doesn't matter to us and I...
Hi everyone! Back in early December, I rescued a late bloomer chick from a farm that didn't want it, presumably an Olive Egger but a mix of sorts (see a video of its fam members at the farm attached). It was born later than its siblings so it was by itself and was picking at some of the quail...