I took her to the vet. He took one look at it and said that infection looked like it was already setting in and given that the wing bones are hollow it was very possible the infection could spread through the body, so we decided to put her down. With that bone exposed it was just not going to...
We had a racoon attack last night in my less than secure dog crate we had set up for our 3 month old pullets.
One of them is alive and alert but she has lost a wing down to the bone. Her body wasn't punctured but her wing is just a 2-3 inch bone.
I am hoping that someone might have an idea...
Hi All. I am just so thrilled with this site! I've never joined a forum but this has been so helpful for me as I start on my brand new journey of chickens. I just hope someday I will know enough to be able to help others. I am a first timer raising chickens. We got five chicks from the...
This last year our city revised the ordinance for chickens in residential zoning allowing up to five hens. That and a trip to Kauai where we saw so many wild chickens along with a new concern about where our food is really coming from sealed the deal...we decided to get chickens. This site...