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Oopssey. Next time i will do the quarantine. He is a buff orpington.

I picked up a 1-2 year old rooster from a farm that was overrun with roosters and he got pecked by the others. I attached a photo showing the damage, his skin is pink/red and clearly exposed. He has been in a wire crate inside my coop with my six hens for 24 hours now. Do I need to wait until...

The vet said that she could get better or it could get worse. Even if she did get better she would probably have been crippled to some extent. There was also air in the area next to her spine so there's a good chance her air sacks were damaged.

I ended up taking her to a local avian vet. The vet took an xray and her spine is damaged. She can hardly stand up and doesnt look good so I made the tough decision to euthanize.

One is between the wings on her back. There are two other wounds on her side near the breast. I could see a little 1/4” piece of flesh around them and pulled some loose feathers out near the wounds. She has basically laid down all day and drinks but has not yet eaten

Here’s a couple photos. She can’t hold her head up and her body seems twisted to her right. When we try to stand her up she staggers to her right and backwards. She is drinking water when we hold it up to her beak but she has very little control of her neck/head.

I have her wrapped in a towel and she is sleeping. I will try to post a pic later. If I leave her stand in the shower she kind of leans over. I think she is exhausted. Thank you for the suggestions.

i feel really bad because I didn’t adequately protect my ducks from predators digging into their coop. Last night that happened, and we lost one duck. We found the other stranding in the garden. She has some wounds and seems traumatized. I cleaned her up well with Saline solution and I’m...

Thanks for the reply. I did a quick search and realized it is common. I will learn to treat as necessary. Are the eggs from these birds okay to eat as long as I am not treating them with antibiotics within a couple weeks of collecting eggs? My search says Tiamulin is a good antibiotic for...

I believe I have a respiratory illness problem. I have a flock of six chickens. About 10 days ago I noticed that one specific Australorp started coughing (after a high wind day though). A couple of days later two more were coughing. I isolated the Australorp who was having the most problems...

I went from having two ducks to having six small chickens. I'm hoping to end up with 4 and rehome two of them depending on who ends up being a rooster. My coop was an a-frame that started out on the ground. I raised it up to give them more run space and some roosting spots. My problem is...

Thanks for the help. Hopefully I have a couple weeks before the crowing starts.

Thanks for the input. It wouldn't surprise me if both orpingtons are male. They seem to face off and charge at each other fairly often. I'm close with my chicken lady and she happily swaps them out for me so I will see how it goes.

Can anyone weigh in on whether these 6-8 week old chickens are cockerels or pullets? They are 2 buff orpingtons and 2 easter eggers. I am relatively new at this but the first one and the third seem like they may be roosters. Bird #1 Bird #2 Bird #3 Bird #4 Thanks!

Thanks all! I will take him back to his original owner and trade him in once it becomes a little more obvious.

Here is the comb on the Black Ameraucana chicken...

Here's my best effort at getting good shots of the three of them. I appreciate all your help and opinions! -I'm still very new at this Chicken 1 chicken 2 chicken 3 both of the New Hampshire Reds in case this helps

I'll get some better pictures after work. The sun made it difficult. I'll watch out for the red on their faces as well.

I got three chickens, two New Hampshire Red and one Black unknown breed (maybe you can tell what it is). I am told that they're 6-8 weeks old. I was wondering if they're likely cockerel or pullet? chicken 1 chicken 2 chicken 3