I have a chick about 2 weeks old and her vent is protruding a lot and her vent is open and I can see poop in it. I have been putting her in warm water and keeping her as clean as possible. I have cleaned some of the poop out and am on my way to get a syringe in hopes to flush some of it out...
I have a chick less than 2 weeks old with a swollen backside and to best describe her vent it looks like a marble/ ball is in there. I have been on top of making sure their butts are clean. I checked her this morning and she is all big in the back and has lost some fluff back there. She chirps...
Hello all! I am considering breeding and hatching eggs to keep or even potentially sell and I am looking to see if anyone has a list of what breeds make certain chickens or even if someone can guide me to a site that would give me that information. Your help is greatly appreciated!
We have chicks 1 week old today who always food and water available to them. A ton of food is on the floor of the brooder...any ideas how to contain or to be able to save some of the food the chicks are wasting?
Hello. I have a drake Rouen who needs a friend. He is close to 3 years old. Would it be better to get an adult duck or to get a duckling, raise it and introduce it? Thank you! Also I only plan on getting 1 duck 😊
Hello! I have a male Rouen who is in need of a friend. My chickens and other duck got killed by some dogs a few months ago. He has been nursed back to health and is doing well but unfortunately he was the sole survivor. Now I have gotten new chicks and I am looking for a friend for him. The...
Hey all. Very new to this. Over the weekend we had some dogs get into our duck and chicken coops and kill all but one duck that I was able to get to just in time. I believe he may have a broken wing which I am working on addressing but I have noticed he is also very wobbly. He was being fed...