Jane had a hard time with the heat last week. She was panting and not eating much. We did all kinds of things to help her, many advice taken from on here that worked for all the other birds but not her. She seemed to hurt her legs while she was stumbling around a bit when she became dehydrated...
We are expecting high 90s this weekend. I have 8 19 week old chickens. My Chuckoo Marans has been panting at 80 degrees and today her mouth is open a lot. On hot days I have been putting out a large pan of water with ice cubes in it as well as giving them cucumber and watermelon. It is not doing...
I posted yesterday about Cassandra seeming to be off her normal behavior. She had been quiet for two days with a full looking crop. I couldn’t catch her until the third day and her crop was soft and empty feeling. Her poo was yellowish cream. She live with 12 other chicks in a large new coop and...
Meet Cassandra...SLW 8 and a half weeks old. Listless the past few days. She looked like her crop was full the past two days and i was keeping an eye on her. This morning her crop seems empty. I couldn”t catch her until today so i can not compare. I am holding her in one arm and typing with...
Hello, I am hoping to get some info on what might be going on with Lois.
She is about 7 weeks old, she is an Easter Egger.
I noticed on one of my visits today to the coop that she had some pink on her left face. I cleaned it with Hydrogen peroxide and am not sure if someone pulled out some of...
I have several breeds about 6 weeks old. I am wondering if it is too early to tell if they are males or females.
Here are a few pics to see if any of you have an idea. Thanks so much!
Hello everyone,
My name is Terri and I am new to raising chickens. I have 18 4-5 week old chicks. Two Rhode Island Reds, Two Chucko Murans, 10 Easter Eggers (straight run) and 4 Silver Laced Wyandotte’s. Most are looking like females at this point. But not sure. My two Rhode Island Reds are...