I have 3 lefhorn hens that got bumble foot they have been healing slowly but surely but its been almost a month and the one still has signs of infection I was hoping to get some home remedie ideas to try before I contact a vet for antibiotics. She was starting to get better but I just noticed...
Hello all, my hens are almost to laying age (12 weeks old at the moment I have about 20 hens but of different breeds some are said to start laying as early as 14 weeks) my question is I've read once they start to lay they need switched to layer feed but only then same goes for oyster shells...
I have a
W. C. BLACK POLISH Female
And I noticed yesterday the top on her head seemed a little red today when I was getting ready to close their coop up for the night I seen her missing feathers on top of her head ( picture will be posted ) I have pick no more lotion I put on it does anyone...
I have a 2 yr old muscovy duck that was completely fine yesterday today its neck is stiff and it seems pretty low on energy and strength its wings are not as neatly tucked as well which was the give away somethings wrong I also noticed it seems a little airy around its gizzard area could it be a...
I have a baby chick (just a little over 3 weeks old now) that I noticed limp a little when I took them all out for their first outing. It was only flat grassy area so nothing that would be the cause of a injury. But it fell asleep on my flip flop (I'll insert a picture) and when it got up that's...
So I took in my neighbors clutch of hatchlings there were 6 last night one passed (I sorta knew the one might ) but 2 of them still have the umbilical type stuff attached. On has lost some but I woke up to the area sorta hard from it drying out alittle so I wet it with some water. Will it be ok...
Hey all, I'm trying to get an idea of what to do next. My 11 month old Mascovy female has a pretty big wound on her back I'm not sure if its from my Drake's or if a rat got her in the night but it happened yesterday. (I care for my ducks once a day so anything out of the ordinary I notice right...
I Have 4 ducklings (ive had since they hatched) They are 1 month old on 5/10/18. I just tried switching them to wood shavings (larger sized shavings ) from hay and of course they attempted to eat it possibly some smaller pieces but I removed them and put hay over the top of the shavings in hopes...