this morning when i went out to feed i noticed one of my roosters could not walk he was fine yesterday and was crowing this morning when i opened the door everyone ran out except for him he just sat there and tried to hobble around to get outside in the pen with the others he tried to go down...
how should i treat this i have been going out and gently wiping its bottom with a warm wet paper towel and trying to pick it off much to his dismay baby has dried poo around his bum i beleive from what i learned here this is called pasty butt i think he cannot poo because it is blocked what can...
how should i treat this i have been going out and gently wiping its bottom with a warm wet paper towel and trying to pick it off much to his dismay baby has dried poo around his bum i beleive from what i learned here this is called pasty butt i think he cannot poo because it is blocked what can...
my banty has been sitting on her eggs and 6 of the eight have hatched last weekend 5 babies made it and are fine four hatched on saturday and one on sunday and one on monday thre ae still 2 eggs in the nest that the mom will still sit on though not all day like she was will these last two hatch...
i have 5 new silkie chicks and id like to keep them all i do not know who is a hen and who is a rooster but i want them all is it possible to raise them together and keep them all or will i have to seperate the boys from the girls? and if i have multiple roosters can they live together if i...
is it safe to put leg bands on baby chicks? i have a 2 black silkies who look identical and 4 grey silkies who also look alike and we want to name them and know who is who i saw plastic legg bands at the feed store and was wondering if it was safe to use i have also heard of people polishing a...
24 hour old chick that i posted abut earlier that can not walk or open eyes now has a small lump on breast looks fluid filled could this be the fluids i was giving it maybe it isnt going down i dont know i dont think it will make it help
hi i posted earlier about a new chick that cant get up and walk or open eyes someone suggested dehydration and to try gatorade and water i have tried this i gave it some water dribbled it on beak it seemed to perk up a little and slightly open eyes but still could not walk i have then tried...
I have a recently hatched chick around 24 hours old and it has not opened its eyes and can not seen to get up and walk with the other chicks this baby took 2 days to hatch from its egg i dont know if that matters i went out to check chicks a while ago and everyone was up and eating with the...
I have a baby chick around 24 hours old he seems like it can not stand up and has not opened its eyes yet this chick took 2 days to pick his way out of its egg im not sure if that has any thing to do with it
it has not opned its eyes yet and cant get on its feet i went to check the babies this...
i have a recently hatched chick around 24 hours old and it has not opened its eyes and can not seen to get up and walk with the other chicks this baby took 2 days to hatch from its egg i dont know if that matters i went out to check chicks a while ago and everyone was up and eating with the mama...