So I’ve had predators in the past attack my birds, foxes and coyotes a few times, hawks, and opossums. I believe I once had a monk kill a few birds over night as well. This one I found this morning was a little off for me. I’m leaning towards a mink or a raccoon but I am not positive on either...
I have a five week old chicks that have had their heads shrugged into their shoulders. I lost one yesterday and the rest are dropping weight and barely eating. I've been treating the water with sulfadimethoxine 1/2 a teaspoon ( powder ) into a gallon of water. Here's the thing I have a separate...
I have a 12 day old chicks and on of them seems to be prolapsed from the upper part of the cloaca.
What could have caused this and what can I do to help it?
Thanks in advance.
I was wondering what had happened. I put the hen house( coop ) in a really shady area of the yard and almost immediately noticed fewer eggs everyday. I have four hens and a roo. I get three to four eggs daily. All of a sudden I was getting two and then one egg a day. I decided to place the coop...