Hello! I have a hen (named Connie) that is at least three years old but I'm not entirely sure how old she is. I have noticed that she is alarmingly skinny. I'm not sure why she is like this, I was thinking maybe old age but I don't have enough experience to be sure. She does not have any other...
Hello! I have a hen (named Connie) that is at least three years old but I'm not entirely sure how old she is. I have noticed that she is alarmingly skinny. I'm not sure why she is like this, I was thinking maybe old age but I don't have enough experience to be sure. She does not have any other...
Hello! I have a black copper maran chick that is around a month old and I am curious to know why she has some white on her chest. I have heard that some chicks get white in the feathers and it goes away at the juvenile molt but this seems different since it is also on her chest. She also has...
Hello! I have a black copper maran chick around 10 days old that has wing feathers sticking out. The rest of the chicks are normal with their wings laying flat to their body but the ends of this chicks wings are sticking out awkwardly. Is this a problem or will it just go back to normal on its own?
Hello, a few days ago we found one of our chickens (Tiffany) with some tissue outside the vent which we have concluded is a prolapse. We gave her an epsom salt bath and cleaned the area the best we could with a clean cloth. We tried to put the tissue back inside a few times but it just wouldn't...
Hello! My family has been thinking about getting a goose to join our bird family. We have quite a few chickens and 3 ducks housed in the same area and plan on raising a goose to live with them. Is there a breed you would recommend? We were thinking about getting one to help protect the chickens...