My 14 week old chicken sophia Laid an egg today it was shocking because i didnt think she was old enough.. its tiny compared to my rhode island reds who started laying 2 weeks ago and there laying everyday is that normal for them too i already have 18 eggs..
problem is i have 4 10 weekers...
My other chicken dorothy has been laying non stop all week.. well blanche decided to try to lay her first egg.. went out there a few times still sitting in nest.. well came back out and she was walking around looked in her nest no egg.. well she has had some clear- and milky discharge all day...
well it looks like my baby was experiencing vertigo from an ear infection vet said maybe wry neck but treat with antibiotics... should have named him birdigo ha he is 100% better the antibiotics and poly visol worked vet wanted me to also give him sava chick for 1 week too and hes so much...
my 7 weekers have been in their coop run for 2 days now an they love it.. but went outside and noticed a red blood spot on the back of one of my hens.. so i kept my eye on it went and made dinner and came back and either she is pulling out her feathers or another chicken is.. Cluck Norris who i...
I have my silkie on.antibiotics for an ear infection but the wry neck is getting worse.. I have polyvisol without iron vit e and selium..y silkie.is.6 weeks old how much poly and how.much vit e and how much selinium thanks how.often too
so im trying to get opinions on my babies who are now 6 weeks old
i dont know how to treat my baby for wry neck i think its wry neck but its rubbing the top of its comb raw.. i have a video under emergencies but not much luck on if the treatment i found works or not..is this baby a boy?
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poss. wry necksomething odd about my silkie hes fine in his cage for the most part.. when we take him out he shakes his head and drops it under his body and shakes his head then leaves it there i have 3 videos can anyone tell me if this is wry neck and if it is is it contagious... i have...
im wanting to move my 6 week old chicks outside.. i do have a 10 week old that we moved 2 of the bigger chicks in with her and she/he loves her new roomates.. but im wanting to put them outside during the day. most have feathers now and was curious what would be the perfect size coop and run for...
here is one of my black frizzles the other one the comb is pink not red and no waddles yet either their all almost 6 weeks
im pretty sure this one is a roo atleast i think so
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same bird
3. and 4 not sure of this breed or sex
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my hen is not wheezing or is she coughing or hacking.. but for the past 3 months she has had an eye issue.. no puss no infection just looks injured.. went to put them up just now and her comb is very pale and she has bubbles coming out her nose.. and when she shakes her head snot flies...
We bought them back in june and the man told us they should be laying really soon..claimed they were about 3 or 4 months old at the time.. which would make them 6 months old.. they have no desire for their nesting boxes they sleep all together and there tails are always down not up and fluffy..a...
and so far they have been in a brooder which they are outgrowing. talking with the guy at the feed store that owns 300 free range chickens. He told me that chickens need 1 foot per chicken of a chicken coop or pen or they will cannabalize each other..is this true or was he trying to get me to...
I have 23 baby chicks that are 2 weeks old today at what point can i turn the heat lamp off.. with the heat lamp on they still sleep all piled on top of each other and i have been experimenting and moving the lamp up higher.. i have a few who still like to be under it.. but the majority just lay...
sophia my frizzle is 6 weeks old and she is pacing her cage she is by herself in her cage because the 23 baby chicks are only a week old and im afraid to let sophia be around the smaller ones but i think she is pacing because she is lonely.. well she could be a he not sure yet. my my three...
went to get more chicken starter food and went to the back to see how many chicks were still available.. I was apalled at some of the chicks that were still there.. there was a chick in there with pasty butt sooooo bad i complained to the store and told them if they didnt take care of it that...
shes a cream leghorn and just a few hours ago she starting breathing like this.. shes drinking and she ate out of my hand but is this normal breathing.. looked in her tiny throat the best i can but not sure whats wrong.. she still scratches and will walk around but this breathing has me...
can anyone tell me what they should be vaccinated with.. i have a wormer for my 3 older ones who werent vaccinated and gave the fowl pox today.. what should my babies be getting? i have 14 of them different breeds, we have silkies, frizzles, 2 cream leghorns (both female) and a turken my little...
we bought 7 one day old chicks today and the chicken lady told me to add a heat lamp with 150 watts does this seem to hot.. its an infrared light.. i dont want to kill the babies but i want them to stay warm they are indoors and have their own room and we shut the vent in there because house is...
she has been doing this all day and i have a video and was curious as to what it is.. no runny nose, no wheezing, or anything shes my biggest hen..i have a video but cant upload it.. but she will be fine then she will raise her neck up and open her mouth like shes going to vomit.. shes still...
well one of my rhode island red hens Dorothy is having huge issues with this texas heat 103.. i keep going out and moving the shader to make sure it keep covering the coop and she was laying in the shade kinda on her side with her legs out panting then she fluffed her heathers out then got up...