Hi, I've been raising my chickens for a few years now (about 3), and they've been perfectly healthy until now. Three of them are about 1 year old, the other is about three. When they were chicks, one of my 1-y/o's were quite weak, but getting older she had become much stronger
She was still the...
Hey y’all. I’m a first time chicken owner. I’ve got 9 beautiful birds, 2 buff Orpingtons, 2 dark Brahmas, 2 ameracunas, 2 blue laced Wyandottes, and one white silkie. They are 3 weeks old and are INTENTIONALLY EATTING SHAVINGS (face palm) I haven’t noticed this behavior up until now. They have...
I have 8 ducks of various breeds, all between 6 and 8 months old. I've noticed recently that one of my cayugas seems not to be eating much. a few days ago she had a giant frozen mass of poo stuck to her butt two days in a row (which I removed) and haven't seen since. They were only stuck to...
A few hours ago we picked up some laying hens (no idea age and breed) and we put them in their coop and they wont eat or drink. We have a waterer and a feeder with pick n lay pullets in it. We also have given them scraps but they just inside the actual house, not the run. We have closed the run...