In the last few days my chick has just been standing still with her mouth open, I've been feeding her and giving her water but now her eyes are closed completely, she seems to have some scar on her eyelids, she doesn't want to move and she doesn't eat or drink, this all came out of nowhere. What...
Hi everyone, this morning I walked out and saw this scar on my chick, it's located on her head and it seems like somebody pecked her, I think I know who it is but does anybody know how to help her?
I have 3 chicks born on 7/03/2024. I tried posting this thread before but my camera quality was bad. I have better quality now so I am hoping you guys can help me out
I have three chicks, they are 2 months old and I hope i have atleast one girl. If I get any boys I could probably give one to my neighbor as he just culled his roo because he was too aggressive.
Hello, Just a question I have at the moment..
My rooster Rocky and his hen Dweebledop (gosh I hate that name..) have hatched out 3 chicks we named Snack, Hennifer, and Maxxy One of my chicks are a Roo (I think) I do not mind having another rooster, But My rooster Rocky is a non-aggressive loving...
Hello everybody, I am on vacation with my uncle for 15 days that started on June 1st. My mother and sister had stayed at home for the chickens, On one of the days I received a call from my sister saying that during the night a pack of 6 coyotes (or more) had came and broke into the coop because...
We noticed 2 crows moved in, Probably mates and they seemed to want to make a nest in one of the nearby trees but the only problem is that they sometimes hang around my birds and interact with my dogs?? I get that crows are incredibly smart, but the two crows would interact with my dogs by just...
My baby chick named hope is about 5 days old I think? Her mother has been sitting on her warming her for 2 full days already, I think it's legs are like I don't know how to say it, like crossed I have never had baby chicks but I dont think that's how the leg is supposed to be like, but it's not...
Hello everybody, I have a black australorp hen (I think) that layed eggs, sat on them for a while, we thought they would not ever hatch, and we were having issues because my cousin decided to grab random eggs and stuff them inside the nest where my chicken was, so now we don't know what's a...
This is the story of my Barred rock rooster, Rocky. We first got Rocky in 2023 of October, he was a very VERY small chicken, We had 2 ducks (margarito and patitas) before my Uncle just completely purchased 3 barred rock roosters and Brahma hen for some special deal he got (3 chickens get one...
Recently I woke up to clucking and I thought one thing, "That darn hawk!" I put on my shoes and rushed outside, But it was too late, My rooster, Rocky, Killed that hawk. Blood was over the coop, and our ducks and chickens, Especially our duck Abigail were quacking, My rooster stood on the body...
Hello everybody, I have quite the situation, There is a tiny forest down the hill in my backyard, The forest has a pond and recently some people dumped some geese and ducks inside a nearby pond and left, abandoning them, (3 Geese and about 5-6 ducks I guess) I hear them in the pond and one time...
Recently my Rooster prevented a hawk attack against my ducks when a hawk landed down and tried attacking them, Unfortunately, that hawk did not take that kindly and came back for round two, This time coming for one of our chickens, It was the same hawk (It has some marks and feathers lose when...
Recently a hawk attacked my ducks Abigail and Margarito when they were free-ranging in my yard, I saw it all, The hawk swooped down and tried attacking Margarito but she managed to run fast enough to dodge it, Abigail was running all over the place while the hawk was trying to swoop down to get...
Hello everyone, This is just a thread I wanted to start, I used to take out my call duck Patitas back then to Walmart, Usually because I saw online people taking their ducks places so I decided to, I did it quite regularly, I would take her with my uncle and mom to go get groceries, She would...
Hello everyone, So I'm having trouble with my rooster, his name is Rocky and he's a Plymouth barred rock rooster, I'm not sure about his age but we got him in September/October ish? He's keeping his beak open and making some sound, he won't crow and he stands still with his mouth open and...
Hello, So I just want to make this simple, a week ago one of my ducks died, She was a call duck and the first duck we ever had her name was Patitas, When we bought more ducks the second one we got was a Rouen duck her name is Margarito When we got her she was like a baby still, she squeaked, she...
Hello, I have quite a sad story to share on this site and I need some help. I had a Brahma chicken named Butterscotch, a Beautiful chicken, She was very talented, adorable, and quite the flightful chicken, She would fly on top of the gate when I came down to feed them and she would always get...