I have a bumblefoot epidemic happening here. I feel like hot garbage smells over it. My birds free range and I have many problems here that could be causing it, so I'm working hard to remedy them...could be gravel, logs, fallen sticks, etc. I keep coop bedding clean, sanded rough spots on roost...
Two eggs hatched under Skippy, this was her first time going broody. She was all about sitting on those eggs. She hardly ever left the nest! It was Serious Business. Well, two eggs hatched 5 days apart. The first duckling left at a few days to get into a nest with another duck(who is sitting on...
I had three eggs under my muscovy hen, one hatched two days ago, one went bad, and the third is still u hatched. I see movement inside, it looks as if the duckling is trying to pip throught that membrane to the air sac, but isn't able to. Since one egg hatched two days ago, I haven't seen her go...
I have two broody muscovies, they started sitting about about a week apart. Scout started brooding in the chicken coop, and Skippy in the duck house. My question is, can I move Scout and her ducklings into the duck house after the hatch? I have a mixed flock, and I'm worried about the other...
Two weeks ago I found one of my pullets roosting on top of the coop alone, gasping, and all puffed up. I was given amoxicillin by a vet, but she still passed away. A second pullet began gasping, and the vet gave me tylan 100 and panacur to be given for 6 days. My flock finished their course of...
My little RIR chick (feathered, about 2 or 3 months old I guess) has one injured leg. She lays with it straight behind her. I cant feel a break or any warmth over a particular area. There is no visible injury at all. She's been in a birdcage since I noticed. She is not moving much, but is doing...