He always has access to food and water, and we originally fed him MannaPro medicated feed when he was a baby and now we feed him cracked corn, along with plenty of greens (clover, spinach, lettuce, peas, etc). We live in a temperate climate, southern US. He's growing more feathers now, and he...
I'm an experienced chick rearer. I've rarely lost a chick to illness. But this year, when I got a dozen chicks, they were dropping like flies. Only one of them has survived. Symptoms started with toes becoming weak and curling all over the place, mostly curling inward. Later, as they got weaker...
Okay so my pekin duck is about 2 and a half months old now and he/she has barely grown any adult feathers! His back is pretty bald and he's still pretty fluffy where he has feathers. Granted, he got attacked by the chicks be grew up with, so that's probably why he's bald... But he's growing...
Wow! I've had some australorp hens and they were pretty, im sure Sal is absolutely stunning! I had a roo myself, a speckled sussex, and he was the sweetest thing, but he started attacking my younger sister so we gave him away :(
I have a 7 month old Speckled Sussex rooster that has begun crowing quite a bit, which means I have to rehome him. I haven't the slightest clue on how to do this or where to take him. Does anybody know what I can do, or if rehoming him will cause strain on my hen? She's the only other chicken I...
Second time owner here! Last year i had three australorps and three golden laced wyandottes, only one australorp left (darn dogs!) This year i've got two speckled sussex and three buff orpingtons, and my sister has two americaunas. By the way, might anyone know what pattern this is called?
Please help! My chick, Finny, is limping and sleeping a lot! She is about 3 weeks old and has been healthy, if not quite small. She's at least half the size of the other chicks I have. This is my second flock and I haven't had any of this happen before. She's been picked on before by the others...