So I’m curious I’ve got a chick that was hatched on 9/29, so he’s 6 weeks old, and he very quickly made it known that he was a Roo by his temperament and cockiness 🤣🤣. He is a Leg Horn crossed with a Black Maran Roo…. Anyways he’s still in the house in a brooder, yes I’m moving them out very...
It was born 9/18 and the only reason we were questioning it is because unlike the other Roos that hatched around the same time it’s very docile and doesn’t try to fight the others…
Hey thanks for your response!! There is no foul odor, there isn’t any crusty yellow or white stuff on her beak. I’ve not looked in her beak yet, I will do that first thing in the morning when my husband gets home from work (he works 3rd shift).
I called my large animal vet and he doesn’t have...
Hey we went out to feed this evening and found one of our Black Maran Hens standing off on her own and not acting like she normally does! When I picked her up I noticed her waddles (spelling?) are swollen and her eye shut. They are free range during the day and put in their barn at night!
Any...
Even if the temperature is dropping at night to the 40’s? Right now we put them out in a fenced in run that is enclosed at the top during the day. There’s a fully enclosed barrel with shavings in it off the ground with a ramp to walk up to get in.
Unfortunately his mother was killed by a neighbors dog (that dog killed 5 chickens on our property in 1 day) and we decided to incubate their eggs (we knew which ones laid in which roost) that we collected that day. My flock is part of my fur baby family and I was devastated when they were...