So I let one of our Silkie hens (Paula) nest on eggs and one of them hatched out in good health.
I let them be and checked on them an hour later where the accident already happened. The chick was “screaming“ and outside her wing clinging to Paula while she pecked at her. I immediately plucked...
Hi everyone,
My threenager snuck out to the grower to visit our various age homegrown chicks and may have (can’t get a straight answer out of her) shut the littles one’s leg in the door. I found her laying down and she won’t put weight on it. Looks like there may be a scrape just above the joint...
Hi! I'm new to raising chicks and noticed today one of our 5 week old midnight majesty maran had an eye she wasn't wanting to open/was squinting when she did. On closer inspection she is a little bald around the eye and there was a slight amount of clear pus that came out.
Her other eye is...
Approximately 6 week old mixed breed of light build. Our dogs broke in and killed two of our three chicks and left this one injured. S(he) is eating, drinking, passing still normally. However, will not put any weight on right leg. Foot has no tension and if you lift him the top of leg retracks...