Yes, we went over him and didn't find any punctures or cuts. Monday night was the first time since he was a chick that I've been able to hold him.
He wasn't eating more than a small handful a day while caged and looked sad, so this morning we let him back out with the flock. He seems happy so...
Can I ask you a question? Bubba is eating a little and drinkng and moving around. He looks alert and is acting more like himself. But he is sneezing droplets of blood (I haven't seen him do it, but I found a few dried drops on the floor right outside his cage and sometimes I see him move his...
He gurgled a little after we syringed him some water with poultry drench. We were very careful and went slowly, drop by drop, into the side of his beak. About an hour later I caught him drinking out of the dish of water in his cage. When he gurgled after we gave him water it made me wonder if...
Update: no more blood this morning. Bubba is sitting on the perch we put in the cage. He looks tired but alert. Not hunched over, no discharge, eyes are clear. His overnight poops were loose but normally colored. All the other chickens look fine and are out foraging. He doesn't want the Nutri...
Thank you, I will put electrolytes in his water right now. Should I bring him in the house? We put the cage on the porch because it is so hot here. If he's in shock maybe I should bring him in? It's 80 F in the house.
I have a video I'll upload off my husband's phone. I work from home and spend most of the day near the chickens. No predator attacks and no fights. We do have another rooster, but they are hatchmates and we've never seen any aggression other than play. I would definitely know if they were...
My 6-month-old rooster has been fine all day and suddenly started hemmoraghing through his beak. He is gurgling and spitting up a lot of blood. No discharge from eyes or nose, comb is bright red, he's been playing around and living his best life all day. I'd appreciate some ideas of what to look...
I love the dated observations. We just got into chicken keeping last year and had our first broody back in February. I’ll ask my daughter to keep a diary now that the same hen is broody again.
I had a young hen go broody this spring. We are new at this and don’t have a rooster, so I took her off the nest every day to try to convince her that playing outside was more fun. No dice. So I bought chicks and slipped them under her. But my point is that moving her off the nest did not cause...
Question: I know that Wyandottes are prone to broodiness, but ours is also low chicken in the pecking order. She seems so much happier now that she has babies to run around with (we bought some day-old chicks and slipped them under her since we don’t have a rooster). Has anyone noticed a...
I have a little bin of mealworms that I grow under the counter in the bathroom. They’re a high-protein treat and so far it seems like a cheap way to keep the girls happy. I’m just starting out though.
I have some Jubilees that I got from a local breeder and will post some photos tomorrow. My female looks like the brown one in the photo but with more spots. My males are out of this world Beautiful.
Just last night I was listening to The Green Mamba, a detective story by Edgar Wallace, and the detective spends a whole evening telling the criminal about the merits of his Buff Orpingtons. I’m pretty sure the chickens have already been everywhere in stories but I didn’t notice them until I had...