I’m embarrassed to say this, but I tried putting a sock around my Cayuga who had developed angel wing. It would come off within 10 minutes or during the night. I assumed it had come off a month or two ago but apparently had disappeared under his feathers. I looked for the band but couldn’t find...
What is this duckling? It was in an assorted duckling bin, from Hoover’s. The bin had Mallards, Khaki Campbell and Perkins. The markings are like mallard but it is light brown. It was one of 2 or three other light brown. I almost got both. Maybe I should have 🤔
I’ve got this duckling who is just not thriving. I just got them yesterday and his siblings are already twice his size. I have electrolytes in their water, probiotics and brewers yeast in the feed, and I’m giving him about .5 mls of Emeraid IC every few hours. He started peeping loudly at noon...
I had 2 hybrid chickens and I read they only live 3-4 years. The day after the first passed the other began limping. I took her to an exotic vet expecting euthanasia and was surprised when she wanted me to try pain meds and antibiotics. She was closing up shop and would not be able to follow up...
Starting yesterday my top hen was lethargic and just standing but the water dispenser all day. When I let them out in the evening for free range time I noticed the right side of her chest was bulging. She was so meh feeling she let me handle her. Her crop felt like a big water balloon. Just...
It's me again! So here's the story, I got 7 baby chicks and ended up with 4 hens and 3 roosters. I currently have the most docile rooster with the hens (a barred cochin) and the other two bantam roosters each have their own coop. They are a bantam Austrolorpe and a bantam BB Red Old English Game...
I wasn't expecting this, but now that my hens are laying eggs, I'm afraid to eat them. Are store eggs cleaner? My hens live a good life, they free range, and I clean their coop everyday. The eggs generally come out clean. The other thing is, I ended up with 3 roosters so I have one in with my...
I shut my chickens in at about 8:30 but I don't let them out until 8:30-9am. So that's like 12 hours in there and they are ornery when I let them out! LOL. The Rooster is anyway. Last night I apparently forgot to shut them in or close the fence because at 8am they were out pecking around the...
I ended up with 3 roosters and 4 hens. For a while 2 roosters lived together just fine until I took the hens and put them in their new coop and yard that I had been building. Then the one rooster turned on the other and either was trying to mate with him or kill him. I currently have my little...