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So we just had a predator come into the pen and coop (I suspect weasel or mink) and wiped out 4 of our chickens and badly injured another. Head injury, lots of blood, but she is still breathing. We wrapped her in a blanket and brought her into the garage where it's warm...trying to get her to...

Hello all, I'm sure this question has been asked before, but I don't have time at the moment to search the threads . . . Our broody mama just hatched out some chicks today and she is doing a great job keeping them warm under her, but I'm wondering if I need to add a heat lamp in the coop too...

Hello everyone, I'm hoping someone else has experienced this and can help me with my question! :) We received our first baby chicks just over a week ago, and we had one that was weaker from the start. At first we thought it might be blind because it kind of staggered around backward most of...

Hi everyone, we just got our first ever batch of chicks (Buckeyes); unfortunately only 5 of 13 survived the trip, but hopefully the 5 that are left will be OK and hopefully they aren't all roosters. :) One of the chicks appears to have some dried yolk over its right eye. I would like to wash...

Yesterday I noticed our duck had started favoring one foot. Within an hour or so she would barely put any weight on it, and spent as much time as possible sitting down. Hubby and I looked at her foot and discovered a rather large swelling on her middle "toe." (Is that what you call it on a...

Hi everyone, I have been a lurker here for quite a while, but this is my first post. We have a pair of Swedish Blue ducks that we got for free along with some chickens last year. We think they are around a year old, maybe a little older. Anyway, we just discovered this morning that the...