I adopted some chickens from an acquaintance when they were about 3 weeks old. She told me they were either americauna or buff orpington, both of which I have experience with. She also told me they were all hens. This was also her first time ordering and owning chickens in her life so I did take...
My coop to the safe run just has an open hole. I used to go out every night and close it, because in the winter I didn't want them to be cold. I gave up on that a couple years ago and took the door off. Even though it gets down to -50 windchill (I'm in Minnesota) they are just fine. As long as...
Thanks everyone for your help! I wrapped around the body but then she was off balance and I didn't want her to get too hot. It's really hot and humid here. So I just wrapped the wing now. I tried cleaning it, hopefully clean enough....there is a pretty bad open wound. Hopefully she'll keep the...
I have a Pekin that was grabbed by something through their fence. There was a pile of wing feathers outside the fence and it appears the duck's wing is broken. She is foraging normally and walking around with the rest of the flock. Should I let her be? What do I do?
This little guy/girl has what appears to be 2 extra legs stuck together. They aren't functional, they just drag behind when it walks. I've never seen this before!
My first duck hatched today, day 26 after pipping yesterday. It appears that the yolk sac is not completely absorbed and it still attached to the shell. The duck is alert and pretty chatty. She lifts her head up and looks around. What do I do? Do I let her lay there and hope it absorbs or do i...