Does anyone know what this is? When the chick hatched (assisted hatch) there was some blood and after a few moments. I realized the leg was wrapped in what looks like an intestine. I've gotten the leg unwrapped but there's still something sticking out. Should I push it back in or leave it alone?
Hi everyone I have a bit of emergency and could use some advice !
I have a nearly 4 year old Cochin chicken with what appears to be a prolapse vent from laying an egg that was to large (look at picture below for egg) for her.
Note this is her first egg after going through a molt
Two days ago...
Hi all,
I have a pair of ducks in an outdoor enclosure with some chickens.
One of the ducks got cut on a piece of metal in the coop. We set him up in a nice warm spot, gave him a heatlamp and tried to make him cozy to recover.
I set up a camera so I could keep an eye on him. The second night...
This post describes my attempt to determine the cause of a death of a quail, so it has lots of gross details! Please do not read if it will bother you.
I went outside this morning to take care of my girls (three month old quail) and found a dying quail. She made no reaction as I reached for...
Clostridium is a nasty bug that mammals and birds alike can pick up, especially after treatment of antibiotics which depleat normal gut bacteria creating an environment where clostridium can thrive or it can take hold while suffering from a parisitic disease or from toxins that damage the lining...
I was wondering if anyone could tell me what this is I am harvesting my some of my male melanistic Mutant pheasants and when I pulled out the intestines I noticed yellow lumps all over the bowels. Not sure what it is or if birds are even edible. I know picture is kind of gory but I just don't...