My chicken had blood on its bum feathers Monday, and I inspected it and thought I saw a scab. I've had her seperated and today, when I went to check on her she wasn't doing great. So I examined her again, and found the problem. Something is caught in her vent. It looks like poop, but when I...
I have an Easter Egger chicken, that I just looked at today and saw her under eye was missing (for the lack of a better word). I dont mean her under eye lid, I mean the part of skin that is under her eye. I noticed the other day that a hen was pecking her "cheeks," but I didn't think anything of...
My New Hampshire Red chick has swollen eyes. They are red and swollen. She did not wake up by herself this morning, I had to get her up because she wouldn't open her eyes. She is eating and drinking, but is having a hard time keeping her eyes open and is sleeping a lot. She is a runt, much...
My New Hampshire Red chick has swollen eyes. They are red and swollen. She did not wake up by herself this morning, I had to get her up because she wouldn't open her eyes. She is eating and drinking, but just isn't keeping her eyes open very well and is sleeping a lot.
I came home to my Speckled Sussex chick having a swollen eye. We tried wiping it gently with a rag but she can't open it. I am not sure what to do; any advice would help greatly.
Other eye. Swollen eye.
My almost 2 week old Rhode Island Red chick is sneezing. I just noticed this.
I read somewhere that they may be allergic to pine but when I took it away from the brooder it just kept on sneezing.
Help please?!
My almost 1 year old Easter Egger has not begun laying yet. The other one I got with her has been laying for a while now. She started squatting a couple weeks ago, but no egg yet. I am concerned about her.
Thank you in advance.
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So I went to TSC and they had only straight run, so I grabbed an order form. I am pretty new to chickens (got my first batch of 9 last summer) and I want to add some different breeds to the flock. There were a total of 32 breeds on the list, and I narrowed it down to 10.
The...
Hello everyone!
I have been considering getting ducks and am not sure where to even start.
I would like one or two that are...
Good layers
Not too loud
Good temperament
I also have a couple of questions:
Are ducks free-range or can they be caged?
Can they swim in pools with chlorine?
Do...
I have a chicken that is done laying. She stays up in the coop all day. Yesterday I noticed a cracked egg in one of the nesting boxes. I didn't think much of it, but went out again today, and there was a beak-sized hole in one of them! I don't know what to do, but I don't want to lose all of my...
My chicken Clare is acting really weird and has runny white poop running down her butt. She's usually really peppy and won't leave me alone, but she isn't moving very fast and looks like she's in a lot of pain. Then, she'll crouch down like she's trying to lay an egg or maybe poop and screech...
I have an Araucana chicken who stays up in the coop all day and doesn't eat or drink.When I bring her out of the coop she just freezes and hangs her head. She is new, but the one I got with her is doing just fine and is getting along with my chickens really well. I put them both in a kennel to...
I recently got 2 one-year old hens, and I've had 2 four-five months old in a different pen for a couple of weeks. I have 5 original hens that are 5-6 months old, and I have had them since chicks. I tried introducing the 4 new chickens to my flock. The new hens got pecked and fought at a lot from...
I have 2 Black Sex Link, 1 Buff Orphington, and 1 Mix. (One of the Sex Link I am not positive of sex, but I am pretty sure it's a rooster).
They are all around 5-6 months.
I love all of these roosters, and they are all very nice and socialized, except for the mix can get a little rough. I...
Hello! I am a new owner of chickens and was hoping for some tips on taking care of them.
I have 2 Americauna, 2 Black Sex Link, 2 Buff Orphingtons, and 4 others that I am not sure of the kind (will be posting pictures). I think they may be Barred Rock but I'm not sure. Glad to post pictures of...