Thank you...I've got her isolated so I will make the solution right now and give it to her. It is extremely hot here, near 100 for several days. Another item...truely the first thing I noticed yesterday was her comb, which is supposed to look a little bit like a little crown, was completely...
My sicillian buttercup began to look sick yesterday. She was standing and closing her eyes like she was exhausted. Today she let us walk up to her and catch her with no fuss, something's very very wrong. We brought her in and watched her for an hour, she had three runny watery (absolutely no...
Well, I'm new to this too, so not sure how much help I can be...However, I had to put my older chicks (now 6 weeks) outside two weeks ago with a heat lamp (Boise), I have two other chicks that are about 3.5 weeks younger so they need a bit more time until they can join the big girls. I let the...
Great, that is so good to hear...My friends are calling me the "mother hen"...I've already lost one so really don't want to make another rookie awful mistake. Thanks so much
Thanks so much for your help!!!
It is the 6 week olds that are outside in the coop. The Black Sex link is fully feathered and the Barred Rock is pretty well on her way with the exception of a nice lions mane. My coop came from the local farm store as a kit. It has an enclosed box up top...
Problem is...I had to separate the chicks when I lost one of the 6 week olds to my ignorance [my dog got it :*(] and then replaced her with two more little 2 week old girls. I'm worried because the big girls are out in the coop with the heat lamp because we have had 22 degree mornings here...