I'm not really sure what happened, but I came home one day and my roosters been limping ever since, I don't know how to tell if there's a sprain or a break I'm going to attach pictures
I've been on the hunt for sexed bearded silkies, most of my local hatchery's do not sell them until they're 7 weeks old, but raising my flock from chicks is my favorite part, anybody got any ideas?
I went outside today and saw this new chicken near my fence and it's got bright red eyes, I at first thought it was pretty cool but then I googled to find the breed and seen nothing but bad things, I have a little area where my neighbors chickens can come in and eat because they aren't the best...
Thank you all so much! My current chicken count is up to 10 now and the four from tractor supply are 6 weeks tomorrow and moving out to the coop! Also I'm in California and my wife and I are building our third coop, the advice and resources here have been so valuable, thank you for your help
Update: my wife wiped her eyes a few times and now they're both fully open, also I didn't notice her nostril, I think it may just be the picture because it looks normal irl, thanks for all the help
I just bought a 1 week old Sapphire gem three days ago, she seemed perfectly fine, the next day I noticed she was keeping one eye closed, and so I figured it got scratched or pecked by the 100s of others tsc keeps in their tank, but as the days went on I've tried washing her eye, and everything...
I just bought a 1 week old Sapphire gem three days ago, she seemed perfectly fine, the next day I noticed she was keeping one eye closed, and so I figured it got scratched or pecked by the 100s of others tsc keeps in their tank, but as the days went on I've tried washing her eye, and everything...
So I have four 3 week old chicks in a large brooder, my wife and I went to the tsc and saw they had Sapphire gems and my wife wanted one, we bought it, and now I'm wondering if she will get hurt, as I hold her it doesn't seem they mind her and I put her down for a few seconds and they stared at...
Okay, so I am really new to raising and owning chickens, I've never had any experience with them before this, one day this black chicken with a red comb showed up in my backyard with two very small babies, I'm used to having my neighbors chickens in my backyard but when I noticed she would freak...