I am getting SOOOO much mixed information on dewormers and egg withdrawal. I am hoping to nail down what is TRUE.
Safeguard - what is the correct egg withdrawal when using equine paste and giving a pea size amount directly to the chicken, not in water. I have heard no egg withdrawal all the...
She was the last to come out of their coop yesterday but the rest of the day, she was fine. Normal poop, normal eating, normal foraging, normal drinking. Went to bed with the rest. This morning, I found her huddled in the corner of the run by herself with blood on her back end feathers. I...
I just bought 4 silkies and 2 of them are concerning me. They are 5 and 6 months old. Every now and then (as in one or two times a day), they will do this funny neck stretch with a quick open mouth then a little head shake. It almost looks like a yawn and head shake to wake up type of thing. I...
I purchased 2 japanese bantams at 1 day old and 3 golden comets at 1 week old. I was told the comets are sex link and was guaranteed they were all girls. The bantams were a crap shoot (as most know lol). Well, the comets are now just shy of 17 weeks old and the bantams just shy of 16 weeks. They...
I have 3 golden comets that are 14 weeks old and 2 japanese bantams that are 13 weeks old. The comets are much more social than the bantams and will follow me around, eat from my hands, and perch on me if I don't get their feed down fast enough. The bantams will follow the comets, but will not...
Hi everyone! I am new to BYC and already learning so much from reading threads! I am starting my first coop this year and am super excited about it! I grew up on a farm and have missed having chickens around. (I am a huge animal lover/advocate/rescuer/foster/etc lol) Right now I have 2 japanese...
I just purchased 2 japanese bantam babies, one had pasty butt that I had to clear up but it seems fine going now. My question is, I have noticed a few times that one of them has tiny bubbles on their poop. Is this normal or something I should worry about? This is my first time raising chicks by...