Ok, here’s an update! The chick has been with the rest of the chicks for a few days, and has mainly been laying down (still limping considerably) and occasionally making her way over to the food/water. Today, however; her limp is almost unnoticeable and she’s moving around with the rest of the...
Hi there, I have a 3 week old Lav Orpington chick who’s experiencing some difficulty. She was found today with her head stuck in a crack between two pieces of wood, her body looking limp. Below her head on the floor was a piece of pine shaving with (what looked to be) some blood. After freeing...
Hi, I have an unsexed, 2 week old Sex Link x Ameraucana chick. We thought it was a pullet, but it has been acting like a rooster might (flying out of the brooder anytime the door is opened, sparring with other chicks, and just generally bossing the chicks around!). None of the other chicks we...
Hi! I have a week and a half old chick. The woman we bought it from said it was a buff Orpington, but as it’s feathering out, that doesn’t seem to be the case! It has some black and tan feathers as well as yellow. Curious, we contacted the seller and she said that it could be a barred rock or...
Hi! I have a chick that is a little over a week old. The woman we bought it from advertised it as a buff Orpington, but as it’s feathering out it’s not looking that way! After contacting the seller, she said it might be a barred rock or even a black sex link. She also has Ameraucanas, but it...