I love my rooster. He is a broody hen hatched too, mama hen had her first batch at 8 months old in the middle of winter!! Anyways back to the rooster, Bubba. At 3 months he realized he was a rooster an not a hen (he is the only rooster) he started trying to mate with adult hens and crowing. He...
the one on the top doesnt have anything but a tiny tiny hard ball. the one on the bottom has a bit larger of a hard ball. i tried to get it all off and out, but im terrified i'm going to hurt the little guy and pull his innards out. is there anyway this could be a scab or something.
11 of my chicks are doing great, then out of the four (2 are much better now and in with the rest of the chicks) that i had problems with and needed a little TLC, 2 are still not 100%. i'm not sure if what i'm looking at is pasty butt, do chicks have a vent and a butt?? is it two different...
i have been coming to this wonderful site for about a year now for the overflowing amount of information. *thank you to EVERYONE!* ive just completed my first batch in the incubator, proud new mommy of 15 (out of 23). is that good? my father inlaw gave me eggs about a year ago that he got from a...