So I bought two chicks off a woman for £8, they looked okay in the brooder but I took the risk of buying them as day olds. When I got them home and given to my broody hen, one chicks eyes started swelling like peas, within a few hours it died. I asked the woman if she had any disease in her...
This is my first time raising baby chicks so please don't mind if this question is an easy fix I've been super worried about my 3 week old baby chick. She had a rough hatching because it was so dry that she couldn't kick her way out so we had to help her out of the egg. However, she is eating...
Hi all! So I have one chick (out of 6 now - I got a Golden Sex-link today at the feed store) who is pasting up every morning and seems more lethargic than the others. She is my Blue Laced Wyandotte and seems so sweet but she is not as active plus has the pasty butt. The feed store sold me...
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I've been lurking her for a few years now, learning all I can and preparing for the arrival of our chicks. We now have 30 beautiful baby birds, and I'm hoping you can help!
They are 6 days old and arrived via postal service on Thursday. Three of the chicks had pasty butts on...
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We have new chicks about 2 weeks old. They came from a hatchery. We lost one early on that we think was just failure to thrive. The rest are happy and seem healthy. However one has struggled with pasty butt and a possible protruding vent. We have her separated so the others don't pick at...
I have a 2 week old RIR. She is having a hard time pooping, she squawks and makes noise while going, you can see her struggling to push it out. The poo seems to stick out for a second before dropping off. She doesn't have pasty butt, but a bit of poo residue chalks up below her vent. About once...
I have a 2 week old RIR. She is having a hard time pooping, she squawks and makes noise while going, you can see her struggling to push it out. The poo seems to stick out for a second before dropping off. She doesn't have pasty butt, but a bit of poo residue chalks up below her vent. About once...
I have a 2 week old RIR. She is having a hard time pooping, she squawks and makes noise while going, you can see her struggling to push it out. The poo seems to stick out for a second before dropping off. She doesn't have pasty butt, but a bit of poo residue chalks up below her vent. About once...
I have a 2 week old RIR. She is having a hard time pooping, she squawks and makes noise while going, you can see her struggling to push it out. The poo seems to stick out for a second before dropping off. She doesn't have pasty butt, but a bit of poo residue chalks up below her vent. About...