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She didn't make it. I found a hanging work lamp to try and keep the chick warm but it wasn't enough. I think the type of bulb used just wasn't right maybe due to the injury. The last surviving chick is getting stronger by the day and up until now has figured out how to keep its distance at the...

I left the other chick as it's doing fine and keeping quick to escape mama's feet as needed also because I am hoping that at night I can place this one back and take care of her throughout the day when mama is hyper-foraging

If you've been following my other post regarding horrible mama hen then you know I have 2 surviving chicks out of 7. I found one a little injured and decided to take it in, like right now. I have no idea what I am doing but just want to keep her well and alive. Anyway..as she's sitting in my...

They do have to be quick and a little slow they won't make it with her. She is overly excited about digging for food...way over the top and even before she was the biggest scavenger of a chicken.

I took one of the baby chicks right now as it seems to be hurt and while it's sitting in my blanket I will set up a box. An important and urgent question: once the new babies hatch with a different hen tomorrow, can I add these two to her clutch ? If I sneak them in, will she accept them and...

I don't have the proper setup at the moment to place them infront of a heating lamp. The sun here is pretty strong with consistent clear bright skies, but it's the coldest season with windy afternoons and chilly nights and early mornings. There are two left this morning and they have learned to...

I think the mama hen is horrible. I was suspicious that she killed her babies last time and didn't want to let her sit on eggs again, my children convinced me because she was 'sad' and so here we go again. I have watched her alot and I can't handle watching her. She is taking dust baths on top...

Here, they eat mainly sorghum. I feed a mixture of cracked corn, sorghum, wheat, and oats.

I am somewhat new to chickens and raising baby chicks. I am in Africa and there are no commercial type products here so things have to be done the old beautiful fashion way. Anyway, the chicks hatched yesterday and mama is sitting and keeping them warm. I provided them with a shallow dish of...

Thanks for all the replies. Vaseline on for those mites and chickens on soaked grains now for added nutrition. People do bring in chickens from Ethiopia, Kenya and Yemen and they do well with a few feed additions. They are larger than what one would find here. Climate wise, it never gets too...

Wow this thread is teaching me more than I've learned anywhere else. I will definitely pick up a tub of Vaseline and start using that on him today. I do have coconut oil but it is very pricey here as it is brought in from other parts of Africa. Then on I'll put it on once weekly ? In regards to...

They lay anywhere from light brown to white eggs

That's what it is. He came in like that and I thought that maybe he was shedding skin lol. I feel so bad now that I hadn't suspected something else. I was hoping that with bathing and massage it will come off ? Our first rooster had this too but soon after getting him his legs became smoother...

These are the chickens. Two roosters and 9 hens. Expecting chicks in two weeks from now. The younger rooster has green feet with orange tips, and our bigger rooster has a triple comb ? The black hen is an older hen I believe and she has either an eye infection, or some type of bump infront of it...

No, we are in boroma, but quite close to Hargeisa. I hope you fulfill your dream. Tickets to other parts of the world are so insanely cheaper. From here to Dubai it costs $180 for example. We were told by the locals to bathe them weekly to prevent lack of feather growth ? Many came to us with...

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome. I've updated my profile picture...our previous male who would always wait to greet me at the side door (love how it's almost always Sunny and bright here). I had to rehome him (we still see him at times) because he just wasn't successful in fertilizing the...

Hi, From Somalia to be more specific. We have only been here for about a year and have acquired local chickens to add to our yard. Things are definitely more challenging when it comes to caring for chickens where I currently reside....no vetinary care, etc....but at the same time, there are no...