my hen got attacked by my dog this last tuesday. she has a tear in her skin on the stomach with most feathers missing from that area. only the skin was torn and no muscle was visibly damaged. i stitched the wound closed, applied neosporin and sent her back with the rest of her flock. i have been...
i originally posted about this problem in the "raising chicks" forum yesterday but i thought it might be more appropriate for here. my two week old olive egger chick is acting a bit lethargic and walking with a wobbly gait and is breathing quicker than my other chick.she began to noticeably...
I have a week and a half old olive egger chick ( I believe she is a cross between and easter egger and a black maran by her looks) who spends most of her time sitting on the floor of the brooder. when she does walk she is a bit slow and has a slightly wobbly gait. on closer inspection she...
I had some latches on my coop that were not raccoons safe and one got in and grabbed one of my young hens. i changed the latches and thought that my hens were safe even though the raccoons came back several times , despite having some pretty large rocks thrown at it, but just last night the...