I lost one of my older hens a few weeks ago. We attributed it to old age—she just started slowing down, lost color in her comb, lost interest in food and then stopped roosting until she passed in the night. Well now I have another one showing similar signs, and I don’t think she’s as old as my...
I'm a bit devastated at the moment. Just watched my golden hybrid 300 (Meryl) die in my husband's arms after I finished her penicillin injection. She's been on it for about 5 days after a predator (we think a hawk) tore up her leg. She'd been doing fine, hanging out in a pen in the garage...
Just a few days ago my husband and I relocated two one-year-old roosters (we raised them from chicks) to our coop full of older birds which includes another rooster just a few months older than these two. We have the older, dominant rooster sequestered so the new guys can get acclimated, but one...
I had to share this hilarious story. This day has been an emotional roller coaster as a duck mom. Our ducks have been enjoying free ranging on our pond and surrounding land for a few months now with no issues, no signs of predators... until yesterday morning. We awoke to our poor little black...
We have 16 nearly 7 week-old chicks and they were doing great until about 3 weeks ago I noticed signs of coccidiosis. Lethargy and bloody stools, not good at all. The next day I tracked down some Corid after driving 2 hours to the nearest Tractor Supply that had it in stock. Symptoms eased in...