My 1yo Cochin has had quite a week, as we found her severely prolapsed on Sunday. She has been purse string sutured up after we got the closest egg out, hoping she will chill out and heal.
Well, today she has been straining to get a poop out rather violently and I went in to investigate: she...
I have been relatively lucky with my small flock, but my recent prolapse scare had me wondering where all the chicken specialists are?! It seems that most vets are not comfortable with chickens and we are left to our own devices (making me contemplate going back to school to become a vet...
Every time I enter the run and open the coop, my black star hen (top ranking official in the flock haha) will run at me and bump into me, making herself known! I can't tell if she wants attention/affection or she's expressing anger at me? She doesn't try to peck me or make noise, just uses her...
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I have a beautiful and sweet frizzle rooster who needs a new home and I cannot consider eating him due to his amazing personality! He was hatched on 4/2/17 so is still young and impressionable.
I live south of San Francisco and will meet you anywhere in the Bay Area if you promise to keep...
These two chicks came from a feed store in the bin labeled Rhode Island Red or Plymouth Rock. Yet something tells me that they may be something different. There is a light colored chipmunk marked one and an all black one with minimal markings. My guess is they are around 2 weeks old. Thanks!