2 days ago, I lost my faovrite EE chick to cocci. The others were not very far behind. I feared all was lost until I got some wonderful advice on here and from a dear friend who also rasies chicks. After a quick trip to the feed store for Wazine and Sulmet, I started them on medicated feed and...
My duck is in with my chickens ( she is our only duck )
We have 5 new baby chicks that are dying from Cocci ( pretty sure at least, bloody stools lack of movement )
The duck with the older chicks is in a completely seperate and away from brooder pen, the little ones are in the brooder on the...
One of our SLWD is pooping almost pure blood, very lethargic, not wanting to eat or drink very much.....
Picking up some medicated feed in hopes of saving the rest.
Is there anything else I can do or just let nature take it's course??
Was told she was a Blue Swedish at feed store when I bought her over a month ago as a tiny duckling. She is now 8x's that size and looks nothing like a Blue Swedish! She is almost all black with an emerald sheen in the sunlight. White breast feathers and white feathers in the corners of her...
3 week old roughly. Unsure if they are roos, pullets, or even EEs as we were told at feed store. Anyone have any guesses?
The one I think is a roo more than the other
We got Princess 4 weeks ago and it was as black as black could be.....
Now 4 weeks in, it's color is chaning. It's neck is laced with silvery white tips and her back has golden threads running through it.
Is she a Black Orpington or is she something else??
So yesterday brought home 5 new chicks. I have been curious about 1 of them. Do I have a roo?
Darth Molly ( or could it be a Darth Maul ?)
Getting indivdual and better shots this evening ( boy I have too much time on my hands! )
Once again, the chicken addict has struck
4 weeks ago we got our first set of chicks; 2 Orpingtons, a Sexlink and ( god help me ) a Cayuga duckling.
Yesterday they ran out of feed so off to the store I went. As usual I cruised over to the chicks and my jawdropped.....
SLWD and EE running...
Adopted 3 weeks ago from a rescue but am completely stumped by his breed!
Anyone want to take a guess?
He is still gaining weight so please, be kind on that point.
Today the temps hit 83 so we decided it was time to get some fresh air. I lined the bottom thick with shaving and brought them out. At first they had no clue what to do but then they started peeping and stretching and Black chickie even gave herself a dust bath ( that was weird, that she was...
I am curious to see if it is possible for me to have my brooder on my backporch at all with a heatlamp on 24/7 or should I keep them indoors? Tomorrow the highs will be hovering around 80 and I thought I would give them some outside time in their new brooder but then do I need to pull it inside...
We have 3 chicks and a duckling in our brooder but the duckling seems to be warmer than the chicks when I have the light at one height but if I raise it for his comfort, the chicks huddle to his side trying to keep warm.
Should I seperate them? Duckling and 1 chick are about 3 weeks and the...
I have had my very first "flock" for about 2 weeks now and after reading this board I have discovered I have quite a few things wrong and should be very happy they are doing so well, despite my mistakes. I wish I'd done more reading instead of just jumping into it.
So for starters I have them...
Got little red and the rest of our flock 2 weeks ago and I have been trying ever since to figure out what it is!
At first I thought Sussex but then it's wings started coming in like this.....
And it's face looks like this....
So does anyone have any ideas or will it be a mystery bird...
Ok so I will admit, I was NOT a bird person up to 2 weeks ago when we went into the feed store for alfalfa pellets and came out with a chick and a duck. An hour later, my husband picks up our daughter from school and magically 2 more chicks appeared in our box! So now we have 4, yes 4 birds...