My rescue chicken Dumpling has been sort of off all week. About a half an hour ago, I found her laying on the ground with one wing spread out. I tried to help her stand up and she couldn’t seem to support her weight, like her legs were floppy and wouldn’t work.She barely reacted when I picked...
Hi! I’m a new member here at Backyard Chickens. I acquired two Rhode Island Red chicks this spring, and they are now four months old. I was wondering if you experienced chicken keepers can tell the sex of my young ones. I’m fairly certain at least one is a cockerel. The top two photos are of the...
Hi! I’m a new member here at Backyard Chickens. My chicken journey started when my mom found a live Rhode Island Red chicken in a pile of dead chickens at the dump. The vet said she had a bullet in her chest and would be lucky to survive. Well, she did survive and has been our pet for a year...