Help! I was gone for the weekend and came home to my gander, who my husband claims was “fine” this morning, lethargic in the coop. His lady friend seems fine, but he seems like he is dying. I offered water and food, he refused. He’s light on weight so I tube fed 60cc. I also noticed this white...
Alright, I have a dilemma. I have a rooster. He is about one year old, and in the past couple weeks has gone from a slight limp to full on can’t put weight down. He just hobbles around on one leg, while the other he lifts and swings out in front of him, even when just standing there. The...
Help, I came home to a 4 week old gosling semi lethargic. He drank some water and ate a bit of food but now appears to be vomiting/spitting up. Every time he spits up it gets caught in his mouth and he chokes!!! I’m constantly watching him to pull whatever is in there out before he dies
So, I am usually pretty good at judging what breeds my birds are. However, this one is supposed to be a Cochin, but is not growing/feathering like my other one. Is it still a Cochin or did the seller grab the wrong bird?
So I have a young pullet that I noticed had what looked like a white goop discharge covering her eye. I tried to wipe it out with a warm wet cloth to no avail. I noticed that it was a little more solid and proceeded with a wetted qtip instead. The "goop" was more like the texture of crisco and...
So, I just adopted a city rooster. Bought as a chick in May, as a hopeful pullet. I have had him 3-4 days now. Yesterday, I noticed that he was eating kind of slow and taking a little extra time to swallow. I picked him up and found that he had a lump, maybe a little smaller than a ping pong...
So, last night, my dog got loose and (I think, unlike him as he runs with them all day, but you never know) attacked one of my Roos.
I came up on him back skinned to hell crouched in a bed of his own feathers. I have survived many dog attacks and had only one other in my years be skinned and...
I have a friend who just bought red ranger chicks. They should be almost 2 weeks old. She called me over to examine one and try to sex it. All four chicks were them, same size when they were bought this past Saturday. However, one of them suspected as a rooster, has grown to twice the size as...
This little lady is not a backyard mutt, as she was purchased out of a store. I did not see her as a chick. She is all black except for the red factor on her front.
Ok. When I first got Cooper, I am pretty sure the lady had said something about blue laced Wyandotte, but the more he develops I am beginning to believe he is more like a blue copper maran or hybrid. Thoughts?
Hey everyone!
I have been raising chickens for 10ish years, but have never had this problem. My Red Star hen (approx. 1 yr. old), has become increasingly- a loner. I brought her inside when I noticed she didn't come running for food earlier this week. I went over to see what was up and...