Her nail is missing on her little back one and it looks like there is a small cut on it. She did not do anything when I touched it or moved it around. She is in a small coop that I have by herself. I will try to take a picture of it. She does not seem to want to put an pressure on it. I had...
Ok, I will get her tonight and put her in my spare chicken tractor. I will look her over and check for those things you listed. Thank you for the suggestions. I will update later.
I have a chicken who has been laying around by herself and not following the rest of the flock. I noticed yesterday that she is hobbling on her left leg. If she needs to go somewhere quickly she flaps her wings and flys a little. The rest of my hens just run. I am trying to upload a video of...
I just found one of the chicks got squished and one of them looks like it does not have any eyes. the hens seem to be showing the chicks how to eat and drink. But the hens are eating the chick starter feed.
My hens just hatched 12 chicks on Wednesday. Can I just let the hens take care of them or do I need to take the chicks out and give them their own place?
He is the same. It is starting to get a little warmer, but it seems like he just can't move his feet. He kinda moves himself around with is wings but can not get up and walk.
I found my rooster like this tonight when I got home. My wife went it and got him out. He is barely moving and he moves his legs but not his feet. I put some bread in there for him and he eats it and I put some water also and he drinks it. It seems like his feet are not working at all. What is...
I am picking up 7 hens tomorrow and I currently have 2 hens. The 7 hens are Bantams and the 2 hens are a mix of Australorp and Orphington. How many nesting boxes do I need to build and how big should I make them. Can I make smaller ones for the Bantams or do they all need the same size? How big...
I am picking up 7 hens tomorrow and I currently have 2 hens. The 7 hens are Bantams and the 2 hens are a mix of Australorp and Orphington. How many nesting boxes do I need to build and how big should I make them. Can I make smaller ones for the Bantams or do they all need the same size? How big...
Just 2 of them. I have 3 other chickens that I am going to post on here. 2 of the 4 are crowing but the other 2 really look like roosters also. Why do you think it is a rooster?