So I have a chicken that lost her leg about a month ago, it’s all healed up, I’m trying prosthetics with it, and I’m documenting it on a different thread.
The other thread.
But today she’s had watery poops and I chalked that up to giving her too many strawberries yesterday (I think she...
Hey everyone!
I quite the stressful situation.
My chicken got frostbite on her feet and so we took her in and began caring for her.
BUT THEN it got gnarly.
I took her to a vet, and they told me the frostbite turned into bumblefoot. On one leg she has a bumblefoot lesion up towards her...
So we have 4 laying hens (1yr.) and 28 ten week old chicks.
Generally, we get 3-4 eggs a day from the laying girls, but lately we’ve been getting 2.
So today, there I am, hanging out, feeding the girls mealworms, when all of a sudden, CHAD SQUAT DOWN RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME AND LAID AN EGG WITH NO...
Hi everyone, neurotic chick mother here!
We have 28 9 week old chicks and 4 adult hens. I’m noticing that some of my chicks are sneezing?? It’s not severe and they don’t seem to have other symptoms MAYBE some softer stool?? But with so many chicks, I’m not certain that it’s my sneezing chicks...
Hi everyone, neurotic new chicken mom here!
So I have a 4 week old black silkie chick that seems to shake/tremble. I’ve looked for a thread that addresses this issue, but the thing is, it’s not her head, neck, or legs! It almost seems like a torso shiver? She’s done this since the day I took her...
Hey guys!
I have 5 chicks that are nearly 4 weeks old - a cuckoo maran, a speckled Sussex, and 3 silkies.
I want to raise them to be friendly pets, but I’m becoming discouraged. It’s making me spend less time with them because I’m just not sure what to do! :(
They aren’t liking being held much...
Hey everyone! I’m Kyra 💜
Here are some of my babies:
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I’m very new at chickens! Chickens have been one of my favorite animals for years. My older sister has had chickens for 5+ years and I always have loved helping her take care...
UPDATE: The poor little chick has died :( and I’ll be making sure this can never happen again.
I’m not sure this chick will make it, and I’m worried that It may be cruel of me to even try.
The dogs attacked one of our 5 1/2 week old chicks yesterday. Skin was ripped off down his side and leg...