About 2 months ago I noticed my Light Brahma sitting in the middle of the yard a lot while the others free ranged. I just thought she was being lazy until about 3 weeks ago she could barley walk. She might have had scaley leg mites so I treated her with Nu-Stock ointment but the next day she...
This is a pic of my light brahma’s feathered feet. Is this scaling normal? And I just noticed her nail is missing on one toe. And that toe is shorter than the rest. She is very shy so I don’t pick her up often, and with the feathers covering her feet, I don’t know what her feet look like...
I need to trim my chickens wings because they are flying over the fence. If I do this will they still be able to get up on their roost? It's only 2-3 feet high. I read you only trim one wing and this will make them unbalanced enough to not fly, but should I trim both so they can fly up to the...
I bought these chicks when just hatched and were told they were female Production Reds but they are more white speckled mixed in with the reddish brown than other pictures show. They are about 5 weeks old. Maybe they will loose the white feathers later?
Hello! We got 10 baby chick for the first time 6 weeks ago and one of the Cinnamon Queens is a bully. She picks on the Black Stars and Production Reds by relentlessly pecking at them and eating their feathers. Is eating feathers normal? She has constant access to chick grit, water and a good...