5 days ago My 6 month old Buff Orphington was gagging. Looked like she had vomited and had a sticky mucus in her mouth. She was weak, her comb flopped over and couldn't keep her eyes open. After a long process of getting fluids & nutrients in her with a syringe to strengthen her I was trying...
Yesterday I noticed one of my Buff Orphingtons looking a mess on the front like she threw up, & her comb flopped over. She was lethargic standing around acting weak & closing her eyes. She kept opening her mouth like she was trying to cough up something, but nothing coming up. Looked down her...
First time chicken mom
We got our day-old chicks 6 days ago.
They were "vacinated" prior to us getting them. I began them on unmediated chick start for 3 days. Started to see some gooey brown poop (only one chick) read advice about using using medicated chick start to keep them from getting...
My family and I have wanted chickens for a couple of years, but the area we previously lived in had ordinances that made it next to impossible to keep a flock. We just got our baby chicks five days ago. Three Buff Orphingtons, and three black Astralorps. Excited about our new adventure in...