Today I noticed three chicks were missing from the pen and so I looked for them and found them dead behind the wire all eaten chewed up with snapped legs such a sad sight and the only thing I can put it down to is a rat has dropped them behind there and eaten them.... So I put out rat baits...
well yes and no because sometimes the drake will peck her feathers out or harm the eggs so I recommend putting him in there for a week or so and seeing how he goes if all goes well than leave him there but if not take him out.
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hi I have a 1 day old chick and I have 22 other chickens and they have picked at its eyes and made them bleed it had retarted eyes from the start but I would like to know what to do and I have isolated it to its own box
PLEASE HELP
well my advice would be to get the brooder out and make a separate sanctuary for the little chickens just untikl they get bigger as big chickens ten to peck at their chicks and some times they can injure them...
hi my baby 1 day old chick wont walk and it is not straddle legged and it doesn't have its toes curled up I have put some sugar in its water and I have also watered down the mash it eats really well but it wont stand
if anyone can help I had one die a couple of weeks ago and I want to try my...
Hi well I have hatched many chicks maybe you need to put a little bit of sugar n its water and wet the food down lots then feed it through an eye dropper .