Sorry, I posted this in the wrong section, so I'm going to post it again here.
I just went out to check on my broody who is on day 21. She had a newly hatched chick outside of the nest and was pecking it. I picked it up, and it was cold to the touch. I ran it inside and popped it in my...
I just went out to check on my broody who is on day 21. She had a newly hatched chick outside of the nest and was pecking it. I picked it up, and it was cold to the touch. I ran it inside and popped it in my incubator. One chick hatched under her earlier today, and now I'm not sure if I should...
My little bantam rooster has these blacks spots all over his face. A bunch of the hens have them too, but his is the worst. He is acting completely normal.
I have s broody hen whose eggs are hatching right today. I just came out and found her pecking at one of the eggs. The shell is cracked all over the egg, but the membrane is still intact. She made it bleed a little. The chick is creeping and moving around inside. The egg was up in front, so I...
I just picked up 3 ducklings from someone that was looking for homes for them. He said they were a month old, 2 pekins and a runner. When we got there, he told us that another runner duckling died a few days before because the pekins trampled it. :( He also said that he got the runners after...
She is from Meyer, 9 weeks old, ordered as a pullet. She is twice as big as my other pullets of the same age, but they are different breeds. I think I heard someone trying to crow yesterday, but didn't hear it today. I think she has the coloring of a pullet, but she is redder in the face than...
One of my two week old chicks is not growing like the rest. A few days ago, I noticed that her crop is not emptying well. I have been giving her olive oil, massaging her crop and adding ACV to their water. Now today she has pasty butt. I cleaned her off, but not sure what is going on with...