We had a pair of Guinea pigs, Sweetie and Snowball. Sweetie just passed away a week ago, aged four. We noticed her acting sick, (cold and dehydrated) so we gave her electrolytes and warmed her up, but there was no improvement so we brought her to the vet, sadly she started to have neurological...
No problem. A bit disappointing, but oh well, such is life.
Thanks!
Well, not really… some are crowing. The others have grown huge red combs and they began courting and mounting their mother! Eep 😳
They have just finished molting. There are a few pretty skinny. Not that I know of, they are just acting off. One was Standing eyes closed today.
Crops seem good, only there’s 1 I can’t catch so I’ll check when they go to roost.
Combs/faces are pale.
Not that I can see.
It’s a mix of oats...
I feed the chickens a whole grain mix - I will be transitioning to a hot mash for the winter. I add kelp, ACV to the mash. They forage too. The geese eat the same.
The goats get hay, browse, and a whole grain mix. The bucks get ACV in their Ed to prevent UC. And veggie scraps.
The pigs get a...
1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) Salmon Faverolles hen, 4, underweight. Cream Legbars, 25ish weeks, ok, and some underweight. (Worst ones underweight)
2) What is the behavior, exactly. Lethargy, puffed feathers, not great...
all these are great!! I’m really gonna have to get down to it and start drawing.
I LOVE the Caravan style one, it looks super cool! So I think I’ll try to do something similar! But the A Frame I really like too. 🤔 I’m very inspired now!!
Cool! So I kind of was think hoop house style, with a sturdy tarp or something over. But I’m really, really flexible so if it works I’m game!!
I have Faverolles, Legbars, Brahmas, Sussex, will be getting Marans, and I have a couple other chickens that I won’t be breeding, Silkie, Buff...