I have 2 rouen ducklings unsure of their gender??? i have tried to sex them but i cant really tell. I do notice a shimmery color green color on top of both of their heads one has more green showing through then the other.
My hens eggs are hatching right now... This is her first time. Is there anything i need to do to help her? One chick just fully broke out of its shell and is just laying in front of her...also my first time having a hen that has hatched eggs also
Okay im trying. Yes i might be misinformed. But im trying. I was feeding them scratch grain not cracked corn. I got them on a better diet now today. I am just trying to reach out to anyone who could help me with some answers.
Im pretty sure they are 8 weeks old.. they were 2 days old when i bought them march 6th. They are also batnam chicks i believe they are a smaller breed chicken? And The one chick i had who hung out in the corner was always laying directly under the heat lamp he preferred being in constant heat...
They eat cracked corn feed. And their brooder is in a little shed so the temperature in there would be the temperature it is outside because it is not insulated thats why i haven't really taken their heat completely from them.
One of my chicks that died was lethargic for a few weeks but got up and walked to get eat and drink but other than that layed by himsself in the corner of the brooder. The other chick showed absolutely no signs of sickness or lethargy the chick ran around and seemed perfectly fine and i had shut...
So i had 4 8 week old baby batnam chicks that have had a constant 250 watt heat lamp in their brooder and i have raised it further away from them but kept the same lamp for them i have started to turn it off for small amounts of time during the day and i noticed 2 of my chicks had died not sure...
I have a male indian runner duck who had mucus coming from his nose. And i noticed it is very soft around his nostrils is this something i can help him with at home without visiting the vet? (due to low income) please help! Thank you.
It gets up to eat and drink just fine but doesnt look ill and doesnt look like anything is wrong with it besides it rather be laying down the majority of the time
I have four 8 week old bantam chicks that i bought from ranch and home. They all were very active and never seemed to have issues but a few weeks ago i noticed one of my baby chicks wasnt running around as much he still gets up to eat and drink but other than that just lays in the corner of the...