I have a chick that is just a few weeks old with sissor beak. It was only slightly off at first but is getting worse. I need some advise on how (or if) this is correctable since she is so young. Right now she is still eating and drinking and is on par with the other chicks growth.
i have been a member for a while now but I had a question probably best asked here....Is there anywhere I can post a video? I have a story I would love to share with everyone here, of my daughter and her Rooster, but everyone would think I’m a liar or crazy without the footage. Every time I have...
Our broody.hen had been sitting on two eggs and because we lost 1 chick and another was badly injured last time we seperated the hen and eggs. While checking on her this evening we found 1 egg hatched shells all around but no chick anywhere. So we brought the other egg in under lamp till morning...
I had two eggs hatch today. One was dead and one chick has a pretty deep cut on side of head close to her eye. I have her inside now with heat lamp, but.... What do i do to clean it and help it heal? So far i just used a warm wash cloth and very small amount of very mild soap. This got straw and...
I need some breed specific advice. I have a small flock of 7 and will be getting a few more this spring. This is the 2nd year with chickens and my daughter Eden 9 loves them all very much and has her Americona Rooster so tame they will cuddle all day. It's also her first year in 4H and she will...
I have a question about my chicken purchases. For all I know this could be standard, as I am sure sexing a freshly hatched chick is no easy task...... But I bought pullets from several different sources last year, breeder, 2 farm supplies, and ordered from hatchery. I still ended up having...
Thank you very much for the warm welcome BYC. My daughter and I just started raising chickens last summer. She has the sweetest chickens I have ever seen and can even hold her rooster on his back cradled in her arms with her nose against his beak without so much as a wiggle or a peck. We started...