I have a batch of five week old chicks that have been living in the house their whole lives so far. Just this week I noticed a bump like this on two of them and the only thing I can think of it could be is dry pox. The bump is very hard. Since it is spread by mosquitoes, it seems really...
Is there any way this could just be intestinal lining shed? I’ve observed the birds all morning, no one is pooping this. They all act good- eating, drinking, playing, preening. They are 9 weeks and haven’t been eating anything except their chick starter (non-medicated) and grass. I have Corid...
This is Astra… my favorite sweetie of the group (of course). The wattles are getting a little redder than I’d like to see on an 8week pullet. Thoughts?
I’m looking for ideas for my hen. She was a normal, healthy chick, that began having lameness when we introduced her to the flock around 6 months of age. I at first assumed it was an injury, and isolated her back away from the main flock. She actually got better, then became lame again, only...