This is a 10 week ( ish ) banty mixed breed .... it was in the flock with reg. sized chickens ( her mama sat on a clutch of banty eggs in a bush ! ) and I caught some hens stepping on her and pecking on her !!compared to the others it is squatty looking in body shape... smaller .... teteers...
I always have luck when they are housed NEXT to each other, so they can SEE each other and interact !! Then after a few weeks I put them all in the same area , with LOTS of room to run around , usually outside !!
4/5 weeks ..... Wilco specials ! Im guessing the Cuckoo Maran ( left side ) is Roo.... and the Blue Wyandotte ( right ) is hen ..... the 2 Lavender orpingtons have me stumped !!! Guesses ?!
Chick is 2 weeks ... been trying the band aid thinking it was splay leg ... not helping . Tonight I will cusion and wrap legs together all night , take off during the day ... my questions ....
.. There are 4 total chicks together , do I nned to isolate this one from them ??
... After I brace...
She is a BCM , almost 3 weeks ... she always stands up ... never sits, never roosts on the bitty perch ....even sleeping, she stands .... I also noticed she looks like she has no neck , the feathers are always puffed out and her head is tucked in ??? I did see her stretch out her neck after a...
Thanks.... I did put him in a divider where they can see him .... made the whole area bigger for them .... I'm feeding medicated chick start if it matters .... strange, he doesnt seem sickly .... maybe I have a bully , I'll know if she starts picking on another chick in with her ....
I have 3, 3 week old , BCM's ..... one is a roo and he is getting his feathers picked and pulled out !! He is just starting to feather out , now he is bald all along the chest area, and today the bully drew blood on his ear ....I took him out , do I keep him out or the bully ????
They are about 2 weeks ( the larger 3 ) .... I cant tell if they are Roo's or Pullets ! I *think * there is 1 of each , and 1 unknown yet .... I have to rehome them if there are Roo's ( they were straight run ) .... so today I went and got 2 Cuckoo Marans ( the smaller ones ) that they said...