Hi everyone! I'm from the North of Ireland and I'm new to chicken keeping. I have 13 chickens and 3 ducks and loving them to bits despite getting unlucky with 5 roosters :barnie
There is no swelling or such deformities of the legs. I'm really not sure what he fed them, though I do know he had 200 of them to sell so he likely didn't feed them good quality food.
If it is a deficiency at such an extreme, can it be put right at this stage?
Hey all. I recently purchased two Rhode Island red hens from a local breeder a few weeks ago to only discover they had quite a bad limp when they walk and sometimes just stand still completely to avoid limping. They seem happy enough, they lay regular eggs, dirt bathe etc. Normal things a...
Hey everyone. I am new to chicken keeping and have unfortunately run into too many roosters and so I really need opinions on what sex these buff orpington and barred rock birds are so I know if I can keep them or not.
Here are my 2 buff orpington chicks, they're about 11 weeks old:
And here...