Help! I have a chick with spraddle leg that's 1 1/2 weeks old. We've braced her legs since we brought her home and it seemed to be working in the beginning, but IN THE BRACE, she's managed to twist her leg around backwards. We've tried mini rubber bands linked together and vet tape, both around...
I have a 1 1/2 week old chick with spraddle leg that we took home from a local feed store. They were going to just put it down at the end of the day but my kids saw it, end of story. We used different methods of bracing to pull her legs together as soon as we brought her home. In the brace, she...
We have 13 hens in a coop at the 4h farm. Their run is about 8x16, and the coop is maybe 5x5. There are 5 nesting boxes. We used to get an average of 10 eggs a day, but lately we're down to 2 or 3. !!??!!?? I'm sure there is pecking going on but we rarely see it happening. The 2nd pic below...
here's another one! not sure how old he/she is but i find the comb & wattles a little alarming... any guesses on whether it's "annie" or "andy"?
this GL wyandotte was dropped off on my front porch a week ago! i didn't mind...
I can't post pics yet, but my "Ameraucana" (as advertised by the feed store) is mostly brown and gold. She's beautiful, but I read something that seemed to say Ameraucanas were not brown...? Any ideas? In case anyone wants to look, I can post pics on my page, just not on the forum yet. I have...
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My 9 week old hen was attacked by my small dog this morning. I didn't see what she did to the bird but she obviously grabbed her, because there are several feathers in one place in the backyard. I cannot see any any puncture wounds, but she is acting lethargic. She can walk but...