This is my first year hatching chicks. We hatched our own eggs from our current flock. They are about 2 and a half weeks old. Yesterday, suddenly, one of our black sex-links would not move and had one leg forward and one leg back. His wings also seemed to be out of place. He shows no signs of...
Hello,
Ive had chickens for quite some time now, but hope to get into ducks at some point. I've read a lot about how swimming pools are not good for ducks and that ducks are not good for swimming pools. The one thing I can't find is whether or not ducks tend to go into pools on their own.
I...
I posted a few days ago after one of my chicks survived a dog attack. There were no obvious cuts or bruises, but the chick would not walk. He has been obviously backed up on poop, but has been pooping a little.
My main concern is that his belly and the area around his right leg (which seems to...
Hi everyone,
I hate for this to be my first post, but we had a mishap today. The dogs got into the room in the house where we have the young chicks sitting. We aren't sure of exactly how things went down, but we saw one of the dogs with a chick in his mouth. It could not have been more than 5...