The girls just molted, they are just over a year. Peter has looked like this since I got him, just over a month ago. When I went to pick him up at the SPCA he only had a bowl of scratch grains. Maybe poor diet?
This is my new baby, Peter, from the SPCA. He was confiscated as part of a neglect/abuse case. That's all the history I have. He has blossomed into a really sweet, protective guy. He has feather covered feet, you may not be able to see that in the pics.
His breastbone felt prominent, although I'll be honest I've never really handled him too much, just one of the other roosters (who seems more "filled out" around the breast) and the hen (who is also pretty filled out), so I couldn't say if he was skinny or just thinner in general.
I will try to get some pictures in the morning, I didn't see the 2nd rooster, but I couldn't find anything obviously wrong with Sugar (the 1st). No wounds, he did feel boney, but he generally wouldn't have allowed that much handling in the past. I did have my husband remove the block today.
I had 3 roosters and 1 hen living peacefully together. They are all about a year old.
Saturday last week while I was out, my neighbor bought and brought over 5 hens, about 4 months old.
Yesterday(Friday) I came home from work to find one rooster laying in the yard. He didn't move when I tossed...
I don't know if the plant is safe or not, but I would definately switch to a dirt with no fertilizer in it. One of my cockatiels loves to dig in the dirt of my plants :-/
Hi all,
I have had pet birds for the better part of 20 years, and my husband and I have recently bought a home with enough property to keep chickens (up to 4 per township codes). Looking forward to starting my adventure!