Good news! My 2nd chick has hatched some time overnight! Still having a little trouble standing but I looked at it's feet/legs and seems to look ok. Hopefully it will be a little more sturdy tomorrow. Thanks everyone for the good advise. Left it alone and it worked out so far.
Hi PA Peeps! So, I decided to let my broody SFH try to hatch some eggs and low and behold, we had a chick yesterday. This morning, the other egg she was sitting on, had a PIP. There is a hole and I can see the chick's beak. I just checked before dark and there was minimal progress but the...
Thank you for all the suggestions. We brought her into the sun room with our radiator space heater and gave her some nutri drench. Unfortunately she passed over night. :( At least she had a quiet warmer place before she left us. As soon as the storm passes, going to clean out the whole coop.
Hi, not sure if anyone can advise, but today I found one of my hens sitting on the coop floor. She is very lethargic and her combs and waddle are greyish pink. I see some poop on her behind, but she has always been our one hen who had poop on her butt and never was actually sick (since day...
Does anyone know a good butchering place near Harleysville/Quakertown/Lansdale? The one recommended by my feed store isn't doing anything until spring. The Rooster needs to go!
Thanks! It's unfortunate that the one in the front definitely needs to go into the pot. Crows all day and all night and just this morning attacked me and would not stop. Crazy thing is that the other Blue Orp seemed to attack him when he wouldn't stop attacking me.
So I didn't find a home for my Orpington rooster. Guess it's into the pot! This will be the first of our flock we eat . Question, I have one rooster and thought the second, in the back of the rooster was a hen, now I'm not so sure. Any thoughts?
I thought maybe sleeping the first time when I looked back on the situation but after today, I'm not sure. If it happens again I'm going to examine more. It's.seemed to be good all evening!
Hi all! I just got chicks last week so they are 7 days old! 2 days ago, I found one laying kind of on it's back with its leg out and it was kind of shaking. I was so worried I scooped it right up and put it right side up. It stumbled and then it seemed fine. I checked it's vent and there was...
Hi! Does anyone know where I could get some Swedish Flower Hens? Chicks preferably. They difficult to find since they are so limited. I want to add to my flock and I think they are the way to go!
Just need to vent. Neighbor's dog came in our yard for the 2nd time and we have one dead chicken and one missing. I just raised them since chicks and it is very upsetting. Not even sure what to say to the neighbor.
How do you get the chicken to take the Ivermectin? Do you need to get a smaller syringe? It seems that it would be hard to get it into their little beaks. sorry for the ignorance but I just started my flock in April so I am new to this. I have not given them any meds at this point. Could...