Saturday morning I had a chick get stuck on one of those sticky mouse traps. Luckily I was able to get her off but not before the chick had pulled multiple feathers out of her chest and having to clip off some feathers from its wings due to the amount of glue that wouldn’t come off. She was...
I just got chicks a little over a week ago. They’re been doing great! But I went to check on them this morning and I noticed one of my chicks eye looked funny. She’s has it somewhat squinted, it looks like it’s been leaking some sort of fluid and it’s dried around her eye. I have a picture of...
I have recently gotten new baby chicks. I was looking into some vitamins or electrolytes to give them, when I ran across a video of someone saying they mix body armour with water to give to their chicks as electrolytes. Has anyone else done this? Does it work? It’s okay to do? Thanks!
Just recently one of my hens have died and we thought it was due to egg bound. As I was putting up my chickens for the night I notice one of my hens has something running from her back side. It looks white and clear, almost mucus like. I was not sure if my rooster has gotten ahold of her, or if...
I have a small flock of 9 barred rock hens and I wanted to get a rooster for them! My boyfriends mom found one for me and I just picked it up yesterday. I’m not quite sure this is a roo but more likely a pullet! I also don’t know his age🙁 The lady didn’t tell us how old it is. If anyone could...
This is my chicken T, short for thunder! One day I noticed she had feathers missing and a bald/red spot where they use to be. This happened a few months ago and I have been applying the purple stuff (pictured below) to those spots on her. I have 9 female chickens, all the same breed. She was the...
I’m hannah!! About a year ago I purchased 9 female barred rock chicks and yesterday for my very first (hopefully) barred rock cockerel! I originally got my chickens for my FFA (future farmers of America) SAE (supervised agricultural experience)! I raise my chickens and sell their eggs as a...
I have a small flock of 9 barred rock hens and I wanted to get a rooster for them! My boyfriends mom found one for me and I just picked it up yesterday. I’m not quite sure this chicken is a roo but more likely a pullet! I also don’t know his age🙁 The lady didn’t tell us how old it is. If anyone...