One of my molting hens has a scabbed wound on her butt, where she's started molting. I think it is probably from picking and already sprayed the birds with stop-pick, but the area is swollen and firm to the touch. I want to make sure this isn't something to worry overmuch about. I've given her a...
I wanted to create a timeline of my Muscovy ducklings growing and feathering out, and to share my pictures with everyone ;)
We got the ducklings May 21st and were told they were a week old. Probably give or take a couple days, I didn't ask the exact date of hatching.
Week 1:
This is the first...
Hi all! I'm a new chicken owner living in BC, Canada. I've wanted chickens for years and years, but didn't have the ability to keep them. I used to come onto the backyard chicken website years ago and read about chicken keeping, dreaming of the day I'd be able to keep my own! Luckily for me, I...