Call Ducks or Bantams...Crazy Animals Around the Farm

[HuffleClaw]

Well these Wyandotte chicks have been anything but easy There’s 2 with their rear ends all red and missing fluff there. I thought picking maybe? But then again I don’t know. It’s *slightly* swollen.

Spoiler: Chick butt - click to open

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Darla is hilarious and chews her toenails
She actually uses her paws like hands and is Monkey like. She plays Patti cake too...

Spike uses her paws to catch and hold things too when on her back. It's so adorable.

 

[chickens really]

Single birds don't do well. I was happy I got two bantam, two poults and 3 standards, so when I separate them all they have a buddy. The oldest poult was eager for it's scrambled eggs today. When I turned my back to get them in the dish it jumped up 2 feet and was sitting on the box edge waiting.

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They are so cute...

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Well these Wyandotte chicks have been anything but easy There’s 2 with their rear ends all red and missing fluff there. I thought picking maybe? But then again I don’t know. It’s *slightly* swollen.

Spoiler: Chick butt - click to open

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How old? They look like they grew out of their feathers to me.

 

[HuffleClaw]

How old? They look like they grew out of their feathers to me.

They are 6 weeks old

 

[chickens really]

Spike uses her paws to catch and hold things too when on her back. It's so adorable.

Isn't it adorable. I sing Patti cake and Darla sits up and plays along...
She always uses her paws..

 

[chickens really]

Well these Wyandotte chicks have been anything but easy There’s 2 with their rear ends all red and missing fluff there. I thought picking maybe? But then again I don’t know. It’s *slightly* swollen.

Spoiler: Chick butt - click to open

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Hmmm...Put Vaseline on the butts and enlarge the Brooder.
Add in fun things like stumps...

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

They are 6 weeks old

Than I wouldn't worry unless you are seeing them pecking. I see a few bare bottoms as mine grow too. Eventually feathers come in and cover it up.

 

[HuffleClaw]

Than I wouldn't worry unless you are seeing them pecking. I see a few bare bottoms as mine grow too. Eventually feathers come in and cover it up.

Thank you!

 

[chickens really]

I had Ducklings that lose the down before feathers come in and I think it's temperature that can cause them to look pretty shabby..