So I got a little chick with a normal foot and then her right foot the inside and middle are curled but the outside toe is bent up. The foot looks a little deformed but I didn't have problems putting a bandaid boot on her.
My problem: She is 3 days now and the leg has gone lame in the brooder...
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I got a 2.5 gen Cochin chick that was abandoned by first time mama 1st gen hen. Since the abandonment, the other chickens (2yr olds (4) and 3 month olds (10)) have set their sights to peck and fight this younger chick. I wanna believe its just a pecking order thing and some...
So I happened upon a supply of paver gravel. I looked up that it is mostly limestone. Any chance this could be used as a substitute for a source of grit?
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So I got a pretty Cochin Too and he has been pretty tame. However we noticed this week that he is starting to get aggressive. He pecked at my shoe but clawed and pecked my 3 year old. Nothing went through the clothing but this his behavior is evolving.
Anyway to get him to calm down?
~Chicken
I have a chicken that got injured from a chicken hawk attack. The bird in question wasn't on the receiving end but got injured while trying to hide. She managed to get caught is some chicken wire and an end scratched up her leg. It's been 5 weeks since then.
She seemed to be getting better but...
My handful of chickens are getting on 9 weeks old. Cochins
I have one that is definitely the alpha bird. She is developing head features faster than her sisters, which makes me wonder if she is a Rooster. Or if the alpha bird just grows faster.
The bird in question is right in the middle of...