So this morning I went out to check on the chickens, and they are all dead!!!!
Two chicks are missing and one was half drug through the wire at the back of the cage.
All the adults have bite marks on their heads but no where else! All the eggs were eaten and some shells remained.
Feathers are...
Yes coconut oil does wonders! I checked the next day after appling it and no eggs or mites/lice. again 4 days later still nothing. then again a week later still nothing. I also tossed all the bedding and spayed some coconut oil in the coop. IAlso threw down ashes from the fireplace which the...
You can also use virgin coconut oil! works wonders and the chickens smell great! Mine had what your describing. I bathed them in sea salt/water, soap water, ACV/water then rinsed them. After that you dose them with coconut oil and rub it in. they were all gone by the next day eggs and all! They...
big hen! would like to know what breed she is thankyou!
would like to know what this chick is, the guy we bought it from had no idea as it showed up in his flock, he said it may be a turkey??
Is this a rooster??
Update! Day two of vitamins and stretch is holding its head up higher! also i gave it mealworms yesturday which s/he had to run backwards to eat, today no running backwards to eat them!
Update! Day two of vitamins and stretch is holding its head up higher! also i gave it mealworms yesturday which s/he had to run backwards to eat, today no running backwards to eat them!
I have separted it from the others, and put ACV in the water s/he seems to be holding up its head higher then yesturday. but it still runs backwards. today I purchased some vitamins i will see how that turns out!
I posted this picture over in the breed and gender forum and some people said it is not normal behavior for the chicken to run backwards with its head down. Also they said it looks sick, can anyone help?? it eats, drinks and poops normal. we just got them sat from a farm and its approx 5 weeks...
Sir peeps-alot- Cochin partrige
Col. Fetheringtin - frizzle
Stretch and Pecks Mcgee- Euskals enjoying there food
Feeding time!
Lazy stretch - euskal (my Favorite so far!)
Sir peeps-alot
Diego - cochin patridge
Norman - Frizzle
I really hope they turn out to be hens ( even with...