Hi, all. I posted last week about my light brahma that was pecked in her throat. Thankfully, she wasn't hurt that bad, but her feathers were all gone! She has healed quite nicely, just has a small patch of skin still featherless... she is really missing her friends, I can tell it is hurting her...
One of my light brahmas had her neck feathers pecked completely out less than a week ago. To ensure her safety and recovery, we isolated her in her own little crate. She is a very large girl, very vocal and rambunctious, so it surprised me she was pecked so badly (well, it wasn't terrible, just...
Hello! A big surprise tonight when I went to change the water for my 21 various 3 week old chicks... one had it's neck feathers all gone and was bloody. Obviously, I assume she is at the bottom of the 'pecking' order, but she has about a quarter sized area on the front of her neck where she has...
Hello! Last Friday we received a shipment of 21 chicks, all happy and healthy from Ideal Poultry! YAY! They are really doing well. Tomorrow they will be a week old! However, this evening I noticed one of the Brahmas has begun to limp. I have checked her legs and they seem fine, no noticeable...
Last week we sadly had our first intruder murder all our 13 chickens... blah. So disappointed. We hadn't had a chance yet to put the netting over the run, and a raccoon ( I assume because the chickens heads were pulled off, well, the two bodies left). We had another flock we sold a couple years...
Hello, all! I am needing some advice:
Saturday we got a load of 12 pullet chicks, different varieties... they seemed to be fine, and I hand picked each one...
however, Sunday morning my husband and I noticed one of the "tetra tints" (never heard of them before, bought em anyway) was acting...