alevr
Chirping
New chicken and duck owner. It’s been 11 weeks since I bought 9 chickens and 5 ducks.
8 female chickens 1 rooster.
2 Female ducks 3 male it seems.
they lived side by side in a brooder for a few weeks at night and played outside during the day. Finally built the coop and they spent two nights together. Last night or early morning today 3rd day. I walked in to see my rooster bent over looking dead I grabbed him and he was still alive but very weak. The water was knocked over he was wet he had his feathers pulled out and he was bleeding, blood everywhere It look like a murder scene. They had trapped him in the corner.
He was cold wet and scared. I took him inside and held him kept him warm gave him some egg yolk. I don’t know what to do. I’m so sad. How can I help him and how can I ensure this does not happen again. I’m not sure I can afford to have them separate. And I don’t want to get rid of them. I love them all. Please help. Thank you!
8 female chickens 1 rooster.
2 Female ducks 3 male it seems.
they lived side by side in a brooder for a few weeks at night and played outside during the day. Finally built the coop and they spent two nights together. Last night or early morning today 3rd day. I walked in to see my rooster bent over looking dead I grabbed him and he was still alive but very weak. The water was knocked over he was wet he had his feathers pulled out and he was bleeding, blood everywhere It look like a murder scene. They had trapped him in the corner.
He was cold wet and scared. I took him inside and held him kept him warm gave him some egg yolk. I don’t know what to do. I’m so sad. How can I help him and how can I ensure this does not happen again. I’m not sure I can afford to have them separate. And I don’t want to get rid of them. I love them all. Please help. Thank you!