Thank you for your help, I haven't seen her get pecked though perhaps she has. She just started laying, could that be a factor? I will check tonight for mites though she is the only one out of nine showing this issue. I appreciate the advise and the suggestions very much! Thanks!
Our buff seems to have a problem, the poor girl. Her lobe on one side is white, on the other it is whitish blue, swollen with spots. It has been white for the past couple of days but today it has blown up. She is still active and laying eggs, but this I very concerning. Any suggestions on what...
Thanks everyone, glad to hear the general feeling is she is indeed a girl. Happy to have a splash of color to the mix of beautiful buffs. The black tail looks spot on, but I can also see where she would be a mix too. I appreciate the input!
This is Chalula, she is bigger bolder redder and taller than all of our other girls, and black tail feathers?. Chalula was "supposed" to be a buff orpington but as she grew we realized that she was one of two things 1) a Roo or 2) another breed all together. I was thinking perhaps a NewHampshire...
Hello all. I am a new chick owner, my first go at this. We have 9 chicks all doing great a week old today. We have one chick however who came home with one eye gunked close we cleaned her eye with a cloth and warm water and she was able to open it. It has since then been gunked which I daily...
Hello all. I am a new chick owner, my first go at this. We have 9 chicks all doing great a week old today. We have one chick however who came home with one eye gunked close we cleaned her eye with a cloth and warm water and she was able to open it. It has since then been gunked which I daily...
I tried a warm compress for a bit last night, and she was able to close her eye! Gunked again today but did the Same thing tonight and again she could get it closed. She is still eating great and drinking and socializing s I will keep it p until I see any difference... Hope she will grow out of...
I will try that for sure, just wish she could close her eye again. Thank you for the suggestion very excited to be apart of the community and learn as we start this new adventure with our gals!
Hello all. I am a new chick owner, my first go at this. We have 9 chicks all doing great a week old today. We have one chick however who came home with one eye gunked close we cleaned her eye with a cloth and warm water and she was able to open it. It has since then been gunked which I daily...