Basically my chook has an inherited genetic trait that adds an extra toe and this one ended up in a terrible place constantly creating friction against one of the main toes which created a decent hole and made the whole thing swell up to about the size of a thumb, she’s a decently small chook...
so yesterday one of the last duck eggs was hatching, (nearly fully out) and i had a look at his yolk sac, which was not fully absorbed. (he was taking days to come out so we had to help him a bit) it wasnt fully absorbed, so i left him in his egg to wait for him to be ready. a few hours later he...
My silkie Lola is a 5 weeks old and has a sibling Lolita. I got them from family, farm & home and noticed no issues but put them both in a brooder by themselves (they were bigger than the other chicks by a lot). Recently we got 3 small Rodies from the same place and put them in with Lola and...
It happened this morning when i woke up for school. I heard a strange chicken noise and when i look out the window from the kitchen, i saw one of my black hen was bubbing its head, couldn't move, rolling around, and bubbles and stuff started coming out of her eyes, nose and mouth (it was gross...