Help! I'm about at my wit's end. Several months ago I went out to the coop and found my 1 year old barred rock hen acting sick. She was having trouble standing up, watery bright green poop, pale comb and wattles, and just generally lethargic. I did some searching on here and immediately...
Okay, a little back story here. Last year I ordered sexed chicks from a hatchery. The hatchery I ordered from include a “mystery chick” with each order and I ended up with a white crested black polish roo. Being the only chick with crest feathers he’s been severely bullied and spend most of his...
I just noticed my one month old silver laced polish chick’s beak isn’t quite right. I had a scissor beaked polish several years ago but this doesn’t look the same. The top of its beak has a very sharp curve and the lower beak seems to be too long. It’s mouth doesn’t close all the way and I’m...
I purchased a “sexed hen” from a hatchery, he/she/it is 2 months old and has just started call and redonse crowing with my 4 week old barred rock bantam rooster. She’s my first polish chick and I have no clue how to sex them. If she’s crowing does that definitely mean she’s a rooster??
Okay, I picked up 4 “assorted bantams” from my local Southern States and I’m a little worried about my roo. I’ve figured out that he’s a rooster and a barred rock. Only thing is, he is dramatically bigger than my other 3 bantams. This is my first time raising bantams & I’m getting a little...
My name is Beth, I’m a 21 year old nursing student with a slight chicken obsession. My mom always had chickens growing up so about this time last year the hubby and I decided fresh eggs would be a lovely idea. It all started with a box of 15 little fluff balls and quickly spiraled out of control...