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UPDATE: He is still alive and seems to be doing a bit better. I added niacin to the water and he's a bit more active. However, he's quite small compared to my other blue fawn. Almost as though his growth is stunted. Any ideas?

No, no other symptoms. He's just inactive.

He is the same today, except he had poo stuck to his butt, which I cleaned off. And yes I have a brooder lamp.

Have someone else hold her while you do the surgery. Also it may help to do it after dark when she is usually sleeping and therefore more lethargic.

Where would I get the yeast or the niacin tablets? I have Tractor Supply and Walmart as shopping options.

I am feeding Dumor chick starter with 20% protein, non-medicated. I don't have a poop picture, but would describe it as brown and slightly watery, no blood. I did not supplement with niacin as the breeder I bought them from said it wasn't necessary.

The bottom two look like golden sebrights. The top ones could be various colors of old english game, but it is hard to tell. I would go to the Cackle Hatchery website https://www.cacklehatchery.com/baby-chicks.html?cat=19 to look at more pictures of the chicks or each breed. This has been very...

Not need for a vet. Barred Rock roosters are known for being aggressive. I would take the roosters out of the flock and put them in isolation, although not together if you can avoid it. Honestly, the only way to deal with that is to cull them. I can give you more advice on that if you wish. As...

I would go for the surgery. I have never done it, but at our county fair last year, the poultry judge instructed my friend to do it for her Call Duck. My friend said it was not as bad as she had thought it would be, and it relieved a lot of pain for her duck. Do your research and you should be fine.

I have four 1 week old call ducklings. They were all fine yesterday, but this morning one of them was acting lethargic. It doesn't run and splash around like the others, although it does walk to eat and drink, which I take as a good sign. Aside from that, it just stands or sits and stays still...

I have four 1 week old call ducklings. They were all fine yesterday, but this morning one of them was acting lethargic. It doesn't run and splash around like the others, although it does walk to eat and drink, which I take as a good sign. Aside from that, it just stands or sits and stays still...

Your birds should go back into their coop at night as long as they have been there long enough to recognize it as their home, so about a week. I just leave my coop door open and they always go back inside an hour or so before sunset. What concerns me is the predators. For that reason, I would...

I am interested in getting a full sized, not bantam rooster for my flock. Of the roosters I have had in the past, all but 1 have been mean and started attacking me after they got to a certain age. I'm not sure what breed is best for a large rooster, and I don't want to get another only to end up...

So are all my chickens in danger of mortality? I have adults and some chicks with their mother. This is very concerning to me.

I have a silver phoenix bantam rooster that's about 6-7 months old. I always thought his behavior was kind of strange, but now he has taken a turn for the worse. He seems to be stiff or slightly paralyzed, and he hobbles slowly and his wings droop unevenly. Today he got stuck on his back and...

Unfortunately, this looks like it resulted from too much stress during shipping. It might help to feed the weak chicks sugar water with a syringe, and mix a little warm water and sugar into their feed to make a "mash," which is easier to eat. These are not surefire solutions but are worth a try...

I don't know if the two issues are related, but the feather loss is pretty common if you have a rooster in the flock. Is the chick really a chick or full grown? If it is still a chick then maybe diet is the problem? More protein should help regardless. Also, I would still consider bumblefoot a...

I would feed them bread products, like sandwiches, or salads. Not meat. I'm not sure how much they eat in a day, but I would guess about 2 gallons of feed for every 10-12 full size birds per day, but that's only if they are locked in the coop all day and can't free range.

I would try to figure out which chickens are the offenders who broke the eggs, and then separate them until the chicks hatch. The broody hen should be moved back into her original spot. After they hatch, then moved mother and chicks into a separate area and put the bad hens back.

They start laying at 20-28 weeks, so yours should start laying soon. You should be feeding them layer feed, which is usually labeled so and has 16% protein.