I have an 8 week old chick with a cross beak. She is unable to eat regular chick crumble so we have been feeding her a special mixture of foods that are soft/liquiy. She was doing ok, had gained some weight but was still significantly smaller that the other chicks of the same age. She now has...
I have a 2 yr old hen who is acting like she doesn't feel well. lots of sitting, I thought she was going to lay an egg in my compost pile yesterday, but she didn't. her lower half is very fluffed out. I don't know what a penguin walk is, but she's walking slowly, although she did run from me...
4/21/2-15: I'm going to get a fourth chicken today and was worried about integrating her. My Barred Rock even chases the little birds away from my patio. She's such a bossy thing, and she's the youngest of my three! Last year we kept her inside for a few months until we thought she would be...
I just got a new "baby" yesterday. There was quite a bit of commotion getting her out of the brooder and into a box for transport and she was really freaking out so I didn't have the chance to examine her well yesterday. When I got her home and lifted her wings I noticed that her back is...
I have four chickens, three have been laying for about a month. The fourth seems to have little interest in being domestic. I suppose she could be a roo, but she's been squatting and not trying to be dominant, and looks (shape wise) like her sisters, but hmm. Do some chickens just never start...
I have four chickens, three have been laying for about a month. The fourth seems to have little interest in being domestic. I suppose she could be a roo, but she's been squatting and not trying to be dominant, and looks (shape wise) like her sisters, but hmm. Do some chickens just never start...
I just bought a tiny little Plymouth Rock today, brought her home and put her in an aquarium with her lamp, food, and water. All she has done since I brought her home is sleep. Is this normal? How much do tiny babies sleep? I showed her the water and food and she took a sip, but hasn't...