I have chicks that are 70 days old and I've noticed that they've been sneezing an abnormal amount lately. They're still healing from past injuries so I'm wondering if I should be worried that they're sick with something. There's nothing that I have noticed that would have made them sick as we've...
So a week ago, we tried to introduce 3 chicks into our flock. 2 if them ended up getting injured and one of them has a blue spot on their back so I'm wondering if I should be conserved. We have been treating their wounds every night and they are looking a lot better but I can't help but be a...
My 9 day old chick passed away today and yesterday I found her lying down and cold in there cage. She wasn't really eating and drinking yesterday. So I warmed her up with a heating pad and put her back in with the other chicks because I didn't see anything wrong with her. Today I found her dead...
I accidentally washed fertilized chicken eggs under cold water and I'm worried I could have killed them. Is it possible for them to still hatch even though I ran them under cold water? We started warming them back up again pretty quickly and got them back under the hens but I'm concerned that I...
I accidentally washed fertilized chicken eggs under cold water and I'm worried I could have killed them. Is it possible for them to still hatch even though I ran them under cold water? We started warming them back up again pretty quickly and got them back under the hens but I'm concerned that I...
So my Roster has been losing his chest feathers and I don't know why. It's my first time keeping a roster he is an Australia astrolorp. I have two pictures the one of him outside was taken on March 22 and the other was taken on April 7. Is this normal? He's the only roster and I haven't see the...
One of my hens Merlin recently passed and I'm unsure of why. One of the things I noticed leading up to her death is that her butt was lower than normally. She would also stay in the corner of the run for prolonged periods of time. Sometimes it looked as if she was sleeping. I didn't think much...
So back in October I went to go check on my chickens and get them ready for bed. When I open up the side of the coop and I see one of my hen Merlin sitting on top of my chickens food dish and eating from it. She stops and stares at me for a few seconds and then continues doing this, like what...
One of my hens just passed away recently and when me and my family were deciding what to do with her remains I started crying. My Father said that I'm being ridiculous and that she's just a farm animal and she's not a pet. But she was a pet to me. I loved her and took care of her the same way I...