Anemia occurs when the blood doesn't have enough red blood cells, which are necessary to carry oxygen throughout the body. See causes of anemia below.
Symptoms of anemia include: pale comb, lethargy, weakness, weight loss, dull feathers. There may be other symptoms depending on how the anemia...
I have a SGE with what looks like a weird, Lightning McQueen looking dual tail feather thing going on. None of her other flock members have this. Normal or no?
Hey all! New member here with a question. We have 4 hens and 2 ducks that have been raised together since 1 day old. They are around 3.5 months old. We had a dog get into our yard and kill one of our ducks unfortunately. We are moving soon, and plan to get more ducks when we move to our...
Hello! I am new to chicken/turkey owning and just had a quick question. I have a baby turkey who is being raised by a chicken I acquired (baby was hatched by a broody chicken and she's been raising him since! they came as a pair). For the first few weeks I kept mom and baby totally separate at...
Is very much a cockerel! I'm not even mad. He's quite pretty but I wish I had known before picking up a mini bantam (I have a lot of girls and thought I had no boys) but he's so cute I don't want to give him up! But he's so little he can't even mount the girls so he just pulls their feathers out...
My family member bought like 10 chickens from some guy online. They were delivered to us and they were all low energy, pale a droopy combs. There are four left and this is the condition they’re in right now. The rest of them died. Is this an illness I can treat or did we get old dying hens?
The...
SOS!! I got 2 cutie ducks a few weeks ago (they're now 6 weeks!!) I did a slow introduction over the course of ~10 days or so and all seemed well! I have 8 chickens currently and have been noticing that 3 of my RIR chickens (unsure if they're pullets or cockerels at this point) are bullying the...
Do you see what I’m seeing?
looking at the buffs- I think the one in the front is a hen and the two further back are roosters.
Agree? I bought them April 18 so they are around 6 weeks old.
Sorry these aren’t the best photos.
Hello,
I know this is a long shot but we are being evicted and we don't have anywhere to go. We need land to park campers and put a chicken coop/ catio on for a month or 2. I have 5 teenagers some are going to stay with friends, some are staying with us. We will pay to rent the land and will...
I've been a long time chicken mom (15+ years) and recently I've been looking into getting some of the rarer breeds such as seramas (got some eggs on the way!), ayam cemani, and dong tao just to name a few. I found an online hatchery that sells the dong taos and they seem to be the cheapest...
This seemed like the best place for this, but if there is a better one, Mods feel free to move it :)
I am looking to create a mixed poultry flock (for eggs, meat, and fat) for a (future) homestead, and I wanted to get first-hand experience and/or research tips from y'all on species and breeds...
Today I opened the chicks caged area in the coop and left a small opening for the chicks to slip in and out of. The opening is not big enough for the adults to get through. I have seen the chicks using it.
I watched the flock for a while and the only chicken that has "attacked" the chicks is my...
When my chickens are old enough, I will put up a sign in front of my house and sell eggs for food. But, I'm considering breeding some of my chickens and setting up an online store to sell to people. The problem is that I don't know whether to ship eggs or chicks. Even with proper packing, the...
I’m a brand new chicken owner with my first flock of chickies. I bought 6 SGEs from Tractor Supply, and I think they’re thriving well. I am planning on getting a few of them butchered to make room for some more chickens (per my city’s regulations) and I was wondering: if I introduce new baby...
Hi guys!! Im whiskey, Chick momma with adult money! Im VERY excited to start my flock again, this time with my own little ones to experience this! Lets get into what this post is about! Sexing and Breed questions!
So i know its gonna a be a while before we really know what these guys are. I...
Hello! :frow I have a story, Question & Photos.
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Once upon a time (2 yrs ago), this Hen randomly appears on our farm. Out of the blue without notice, we have a small breed chicken roaming the farm. It was behaving feral and very nervous & un-trusting to any human or to any of our...