One of my 8wk old chicks suddenly passed and I have no idea what caused it. He was completely fine just 2hrs ago, he was running around, and eating/drinking. Then I go out just now and find him under the coop dead, the tiniest amount of blood near his comb (but no injuries found), and his entire...
I got a silkie roo back in october thinking I'd just get some hens for him since my older roo is with my 5 hens,
so obviously I got 10 st run bantams (I definitely did not plan on "accidentally" getting roosters at all, that was never considered)
So far, my 3 11wk chicks all turned out to be...
I have a 4wk d'uccle chick who I just noticed has what looks kind of like a wound that has started to heal, but I didn't notice anything there until today.
it's just over his hip under his wing, about an inch long. It's possible I just haven't seen it until now, but I'm worried it could be a...
I got a silkie rooster ~3 weeks ago and suspected he came with coccidiosis since he had very runny and bloody poop, so I have him completely quarantined and treated with corid for 7 days (his poop looked normal after 2). That was ~2 weeks ago, and he hasn't had any symptoms since.
Should I do...
My orpington rooster broke the top of his beak today sometime between 12pm-3pm, and the only vet that's open can't see him today so I need advice on what first aid I can do. I already separated him and have him in a tub until I can get something bigger to put him in.
Since I have 4 roosters and only 6 hens, I decided to start a bachelor coop for 3 of them and it's been going well so I thought I'd share
I've got 2 english game/bantam cochin roosters and 1 buff orpington together
The coop is a little over 12sq ft and their run is 100sq ft. They're out in the...
I haven't found anything on this, so I thought I'd ask here
For context, I have 7 chicks, 2 are being raised by a hen, and the others were from a feed store. They're all about 5-6 weeks old.
I've had the store chicks for 3 weeks but they weren't introduced to the other chicks until last weekend...
I got these guys from the feed store a few weeks ago, and was told all except the EE were pullets
they're about 5-6 weeks old now, the EE is looking more like a pullet to me, but I'm worried that the orpington might be a roo
I've lurked around the forums for a long time but never made an account or anything
So hi, I'm a bit new to chicken keeping, only had my flock for about 3 years so I'm still learning the ins and outs
I only have 3 adult chickens right now, I lost my other 2 a couple years ago and wasn't able to...