On Monday one of our 3 mo. old chicks took a fall out of the coop about 1.5 - 2 ft, and broke her leg. That same day, having not known exactly what happened yet, I brought her inside for quarantine. Her left leg was very swollen and totally limp. I knew something was wrong but it wasn’t until...
Yesterday (Tuesday) midday, when I went to check on all the girls, I noticed my Lavender Orpington (6.5 mo.) was sitting/laying and didn’t seem to want to move. They all run to the fence to greet me & see if I’ve got any goodies for them, so this was very unusual.
I picked her up and moved her...
I just noticed that my polish chick’s head feathers are getting pecked by the others. I believe they’ve now outgrown their current brooder, but can’t move them into the larger one until I can get the bigger girls out to the coop this weekend.
I cleaned her head with Vetericyn Plus and applied...
So, these chicks are about 6 weeks old now. They sold them to me as “Ameraucanas”, but after searching and searching (and reading other threads here) I am afraid they’re Easter Eggers.
ALSO, I’m very suspicious that one of them is actually a roo!!
I’ve attached some pics. Hopefully y’all can...
Hiya! :frow My name’s Lindsey. I live in Louisiana with my husband, 2 kids (4.5 y/o girl & almost 2 y/o boy), 1 Red Doberman & 1 adopted Domestic Short haired cat, and now a handful of chicks!
I’ve wanted to have chickens for a LONG time, and now I’m finally getting my chance at it!!
At this...