Thank you for your kind email. My usual "litmus test", is if the chick is eating and drinking, we are in a good place. However, this bone issue, has really freaked me out. Will keep monitoring it and see how it goes. Thank you so much.
Thank you for your comments above. Have attached a photo of the chicken butt.
Have tried not to disturb the baby and will try to take a photo soonest. Cheers.
We live in Italy. Last year took our ill chicken to the vet. It was the first time anyone had taken a chicken to see him. The result was the Vet looked up illnesses in a medical text book. Sadly the chicken died, however, we decided that we would try to look after our own illnesses where...
HI. Most of the details are for an overbite on the upper beak. My 2 month old rooster has the opposite problem. He is only now going outside. Will it correct itself, or should I take action? Dremel or nail clippers???? Cheers.
Hi. Was about to write a question and saw this thread. Not sure what "splay leg" is? Or if this is the same issue one of my chicks has? I have a little plump 6 week old chick, who is "squatting" and not interested in walking around. When it does walk, it walks like a penquin! It is eating...
Hi. Love your website and it has been a "go too" for the past two years. We are an Australian couple living the "Dolce Vita" life in Italy. Living off the land and loving it. We have 5 "girls". Sadly they are call "mongrels" in Italian. But they are "hardy" and so funny.... They are our...