I have a pen with Roo and 3 hens. 2 chicks hatched close to a week now. Today, looked onto them and saw the rooser, Andre, attacking the chicks. When I got there, 1 dead, 1 still chirping but barely. Not even moving. So, as I was getting the dead one, both hens started to attack me. I...
I BOUGHT 6 BROILER CHICKS ON 28TH MAY, 2018 NEARLY 10 DAYS OLD. LAST WEEK ONE GOT BRUISED ON LEFT FEET AND BECAME DULL. WE TREATED IT AND UT WAS FINE RUNNING AROUND BUT 2 DAYS BEFORE WE FOUND IT DEAD IN ITS CAGE! WE STILL DON'T KNOW THE REASON. TODAY IN MORNING WE FOUND ONE OF THE 5 REMAINING...
We had 15 baby chicks about 3months old. 5 Astralorps, 5 Calico Princess, and 5 Red Production. They've been out in the coop for about 3 weeks now, both an indoor part and a fenced in part. They have food, water, and a heat lamp inside (unplugged during the day). They didn't start wondering...
I'm so sad so I was hoping someone could help me. One of my two week old chicks just died last night. I cleaned their brooder, gave them fresh food and water yesterday morning before I went to work. Everyone was very active and nothing seemed strange. When I got back from work, 1 of the...
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Need a bit of help.
Due to an odd set of circumstances I ended up with a very young duckling. He had been eating, drinking and pooping. Very vocal and cuddly.
Yesterday he kept trying to poop and would fail a lot of the time.
He was up this morning but wenr back to sleep so was put in bed...
I am filled with hate. My girl was healing, it had been 2.5 weeks and her wound was looking so much better. believe me, it was extravagant to see. but... she died. very recent actually. i'm still grieving as i'm writing this. I know exactly how she died. Besides her being a little malnourished...
I've had a blind hen for a year now, she's been acting fine (except for the fact she's blind) and nothing seemed wrong other than her beak had started to overgrow.
I've had this cat since last July. Very friendly and seemed plump and healthy as usual.
This morning I walk outside to do chores...
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Yesterday I bought a 3-week old blue copper marans chick from a woman who raises show birds. I probably paid more than I should have. I noticed a little lethargy when I first put her in the brooder with the other chicks (2 new with her and 4 chicks I had already). She was standing...
I bought a pair of gouldian finches from a very well know avairy shop with 5 stars and always good reviews. After 2 days i came out and saw one of the finches dead on the ground. The shop gave me anothet gouldian as a refund, and now just then i see the older finch i got dead to. No other of my...
Recently we have been having trouble with predators. Witch we never have. We had 5 chickens left before spring, they where 2 years old. Suddenly one morning we found 2 of them dead in the coup without their heads. Feathers everywhere. The same thing happens to one of our family members who lives...
I had 14 two week old chicks. About 30 minutes ago, we heard some high pitched peeping and went to investigate. A couple chicks were lying down with their beaks in the bedding. Within minutes, more were looking poor and went into death seizures. In the last 30 minutes, 9 have died, 3 are looking...
Almost a year ago, I got two silkies and a satin silkie from a breeder. I raised them up until they were ready to go outside, and they always had access to clean water, feed, and treats such as oats, strawberries, mangos, and grass. My satin, Popo, always loved grass the most. Although, their...
Hello. I am brand new here and pretty new with owning my own chickens (it's been about one year).
Yesterday I was late getting out to the chickens. It was almost dark. When I opened the door, Curious Georgia was sitting in the nesting box with her head facing the back corner. I thought it was...
My chicken was perfectly healthy. Hawthorne(the chicken) died last night. I can only conclude it was an accident. My dogs love to chase the chickens. But this day, this time, they got a little to close. I inspected the body and it shows that while being chased the dog stepped on the chickens...
This thread is to update... and a question. I had eight chickens, which i thought there were seven hens. Turns out my cochin Penny is a boy. Found out a couple months ago. But today my sister went out to the coop and found the cochin rooster Guido lying by the feeder.. turns out he was dead when...
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I'm not sure how to locate if something similar to this has happened so sorry it is has but my friend is losing chickens and we don't understand how. One went missing a few days ago. Literally missing. Not even a feather. This morning two hens were found dead in locked up coop, still warm...
long story short...I had a broody hen couldn't find cheap eggs so when I did the hen had been on the nest for 20 days already. when I got the hens eggs she sat on them for 10 or so days then gave up. she was in a nesting box covered in wire and through her attempt to get off the nest she broke...
My ‘leading’ rooster attacked a four year old boy while trying to get his sister, Aphrodite, back to the flock. His parents were furious and pretty much forced me to kill him. He was an amazing rooster who kept everything going good, other than him being overprotective of his chickens. I thought...
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I really appreciate any positive feedback that will help me and beg you all to not judge me and keep any mean comments to yourself as I am already heartbroken and new to this. I have done a lot of research during this process and thought we knew what we were doing.
I have a momma...