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Since this encounter my rooster still refuses to sleep with my hens or anywhere near the coop for that matter…most days I find them all together foraging for snacks but come evening time when the hens head for the coop he goes and hides by himself under a tarp by my front porch. I think this is...

I have a 7 week old pekin that I believe is sick but I’m not sure what is wrong or what to do. She was seemingly fine for the majority of the day. I noticed a few hours ago that she seemed to be moving a little slower than usual but otherwise seemed normal. Shortly after I saw her standing at...

The hen with the broken leg seems to be doing ok…she has been eating and drinking and seems fairly content. She is resting and I haven’t seen her getting frantic or anything. She isn’t moving much but I didn’t expect her to. When I checked in her and she wasn’t sleeping her eyes were open wide...

So to save a little time I am just going to copy and paste my update comment from a previous thread to gain some insight on this specific issue. I apologize in advance if it leads to any confusion. UPDATE : So the rest of the flock has returned from hiding…I’m still curious where they were...

UPDATE : So the rest of the flock has returned from hiding…I’m still curious where they were because I seriously looked absolutely everywhere for nearly the entire day!! Anyways, it appears that one of my australorps is missing a few back feathers but otherwise seems to be alright, my rooser is...

Their current coop is a big dog kennel like you are describing and I recently put a tin roof on it because the top was not covered at all previously… but I had decided it would be temporary until I could get their improved coop built. The current run is far too large to be able to cover the top...

Oh man I hope I didn’t do more harm than good! I didn’t even think about whether or not it could be harmful with it being a topical ointment it didn’t even cross my mind! I will look into it immediately and won’t apply it again! I just felt so bad for her and I could see that aside from the...

Lol the real kicker is I have two pit bulls and a husky of my own and have managed to very quickly and without any traumatic experiences or injuries trained them to give the chickens their space. I will say my husky definitely was a bit more difficult than my pits and from time to time I catch...

This is the setup I have for her for the moment…I am going to lay a blanket over it for her so she feels more secure. I did the best I could with the splinting without having another set of hands to help. I thoroughly cleaned the wound with some numbing wound cleansing spray and some cotton pads...

I have already decided today is wing clipping day as soon as I find where ever the rest of my chickens are hiding that is.

Oh, I’m sure the dog is hurting a bit…it actually came over once about a month ago and twice today. The first time it happened today I shot at it with a co2 pistol BB gun and I know I hit it at least twice…which I had fully believed would have been enough to deter it from coming back. Well when...

Omg she just laid an egg on my lap 😂😂😂

I did I did however go and give them a piece of mind…I doubt it sank in much past the surface though.

They have a fenced in run but they fly over it. I had previously held off on wing clipping because I didn’t want them to not have a means of escaping if needed…but this time the neighbors dog jumped my fence… it is a husky mix of some kind… the fence is slightly below chest height on me and I am...

They have an enclosed coop but during the day I let them free range in the yard. Like I said, I inherited these chickens…a friend past away and his wife left the state and had asked me to move into her house so not wasn’t left vacant…in doing so I became the new care taker for her late husband’s...

They were out foraging in my yard and the neighbors dog apparently “got loose”

How do I treat her for shock and what exactly do I do for her wounds other than clean and splint and wrap her leg? Will the aspiration sort itself out

So this morning I had to chase off my neighbors dog again after it has already gotten a hold of my rooster once before, and pulled out all of his tail feathers. This time he got a hold of my rooster again, but I haven’t gotten a chance to assess his injuries fully yet. He is walking around and I...

You can vaguely see her chins if you look closely lol this was taken on Sunday but she is exactly 4 weeks old today

Thank you, that is what I was hoping to hear but just couldn’t be too careful as I know ducks generally don’t show many signs of illness until it is almost too late