Greetings! I have a duckling that is half the size as her siblings. She has randomly been falling over. I have been giving niacin rich foods but it doesn't seem to be helping. Any suggestions?
That sounds like a fun mix. That TSC tricked me into starting chickens :) I have two left, both sex linked. Good with all those chicks, I understand it can be hard when they are various ages. Let me know how your mail order came along. I do not have any buff rocks or Australops and are...
Thank you for the great ideas. I am certain one chick in the batch is a bully. I saw her/him pulling another chick by the leg, really hard. I went to grab her and she blended in with the mix. There are 20 in a large toddler pool. Then I have 10 and 10 in a smaller toddler pool.s with...
Thank you for your clarification. You are indeed correct it is for protozoa NOT bacteria. I really appreciate this forum and the expertise here. I used it during a case of coccidiosis in chics and the supplier where I purchased explained that it stated cocci, so it must be an anitbacterial...
I was having the same issue a little while ago so I believe it is pretty normal . I read that if you handle the rooster more, he will accept that you are not a chicken. I put my rooster in a baby wrap and carried him around while doing chores and he calmed down. My family thought I was nuts...
Thank you. I am not sure what breed she is. The roosters are RIR, Buff Orpington, and a mix. This was the first year we hatched, next year I plan to breed true to breed. I am fairly certain it was a pecking issue. I had another chick with missing tail feathers today. I do not usually have...
Hello everyone I attempted to post earlier but do not believe it went through. Hopefully I am not double posting. I have a two baby chicks with bumps on their wings as well as some bruising and scabbing under their wings. I am unsure if this is a problem or has to do with their feathers...
Thank you. I have been putting him in a pen when the girls are out. The last thing I want is my girls to not like the chickens. I appreciate the link and will start to work with him, hopefully that will avoid having to make soup:)
I have a rooster, Mufasa, that has become aggressive. It started when he went after my daughter. She was playing in the chicken yard, but not by the chickens. It has progressed to him going after her whenever he sees her. He has even started attacking me, while I am feeding him. He is a...
I found an Easter Egger hen dead in her laying box. Does anyone have any ideas as to what could have happened? None of the chickens appear sick, and there was no trauma.
Thanks so much to everyone for their help. I have separated all the girls into separate boxes based upon how they were acting. This is also helping me to monitor the poop situation as well as fluid and food intake. The very lethargic ones (3 Easter Eggers) have started to perk up and are...
Thank you. What is the best way to build up the immunity so it doesn't turn into an overload situation? I do keep them separated from the older ones, just curious as to what extra prevention I can take. Is this just what happens if you have chickens of two different ages?
I have lost seven chickens suddenly. I believe it is due to cocci due to he blood poop. As soon as this symptom started yesterday they began dying really fast. I started corid today. I was wondering if anyone knows how long before chickens get better and how many more should I expect to...