Forgive the question, as I assume I've missed the answer in an obvious location, but I don't have much computer time and need an answer. I have four, six week old chicks that I've been giving medicated chick feed to. All the older hens are gobbling it up instead of their own food, so today I...
I just discovered that my oldest hen friend has what appears to be bumble foot. I've looked in my books and checked out some threads on here and they all seem to say the same...I need to soak, pull plug, squeeze out infection, soak, apply triple antibiotic ointment, wrap, repeat...a few times a...
My baby bird is down again. Her crop is squishy and she's huddled off by herself. Should I try to nurse her back again, or do I consider that she may just be a weakling. I would really like for her to be well and part of the flock but I know I also have to be realistic AND protect everyone...
Hello, this is my first post, so I hope I do this right. I have a 3 week old baby chick that was perfectly fine around 5:00 this evening, but around 6:30 or so, I noticed it suddenly stopped being active and kept falling asleep standing up. Within 30 min. or so it started sticking its head up...