My chicken ginger looks to be egg bound and hasn't layer anything in 2 days I've been checking on her but today here health declined severely and now she is gasping for air. I feel like I've tried everything to help her pass the egg but nothing has worked. The reason i think it also could be...
Most of my chickens name are more human sounding or have meaning behind them than cute but still cute none the less! If you are interested here are the names of my chickens :p:
Claire(Chirp), Ginger(Gingy, Ginge), Pidge (Pidgeon), Amelia (like the piolet) Chichuan(pronounced chee-choo-wan)...
I have a chick that has a slipped tendon. I've tried to make multiple sock slings for her but she tends to end up wriggling out one way or another. I haven't tried the slings they use for adult chickens, but I feel like she would just as easily hop out of those too. I have tried putting fabric...
I actually just took off the wrap tonight and found out her tendon had popped back out again :/ but the whole time she was still able to get around pretty well other than having to hop a bit. I am going to try and re-wrap it and make a better sling that she wont wiggle out of hopefully! My guess...
This is my first chick I've had with a slipped tendon, really any foot injury at all. I noticed she wasn't putting any weight on her left leg last night and after researching vigorously came to the conclusion she had perosis. I followed instruction and was able to slip the tendon back in place...
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Sometimes my ladies need a little extra protection. :p
Added some tree branches to the run for the chickens to either hide play on etc. and the usual bedding to the coop was changed out to a different kind. Usually is one of the first couple in, chickens put themselves to bed just around before it gets dark. Other rooster is fine. We just got some...
Its possible there is a predator we live close to some woods with coyotes in them. He is eating and drinking fine, however recently hes become more skiddish towards me when before he used to attack my feet alot.
My rooster Cowboy has recently been isolating himself at night from the rest of the flock and wont go inside the coop. Instead he just roosts on a perch inside the run we have (connected to the coop). Cowboy is about 3-4 years or so (he is second hand so not exact age, also 1 yr when adopted)...