Recent content by Mk_lanch

Just thought i would update this for anyone else trying to sex their polands. all of the polands in the pictures turned out to be boys.

if the weather is nice on the weekend i will try to integrate the 2 groups. but i will be watching very closely

I have 2 serama breeding pens. 1 pen consists of 5 hens and 1 rooster and the other one has 8 hens and 2 roosters. both pens have been next to each other for 4 months so they have already got used to each other and no longer fight between the fence. i would like to merge the 2 pens into one...

ok so my conclusion is that she must have perosis (slipped tendon). i am going to put both legs into their correct position and vet wrap them to keep them like that. i have made a sling for her to be in. this is my last resort so fingers crossed that this works

Update So I treated the chick as if she had splay leg as her toes are a little curled and her feet wide apart. She manages to get up for short periods but her legs are still very bent. Her hocks have also got a little swollen as she was leaning on them alot. I have been giving her vitamin b2...

hi, do you have any updates on this chick?

sorry im from the uk, so it was early afternoon. tendons seem fine

thank you for your response. chicks feet are ffine however she doesnt more them or grip anything. i will try the coffee mug therapy and see if it helps

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hi, i have a 3 day old vorwerk chick that cannot walk/stand. her legs are shaking alot too. a little bit of backstory, i was hatching her (and her sibllings) out under a broody. all was going well until day 15/16 when i was checking on my broody and notice one egg had slipped out and was...

i hadnt thought of that. i will have a look online. thank you

my metal run is 6m x 6m, if i buy it now it will cost around £700 (with upgraded mesh) takes ages to put together though as its all held together with cable ties. i have ok building skills and with everything i do i'm learning. yes as an apron.

thank you :) i will have a look for the wood

Hi, i've not long brought my smallholding property and have a large 2 acre field. i would like to build a number of runs next to each other so i can keep my breeding pens organised. i don't want these runs/pens to be too small. there would be a maximum of 5 hens to 1 rooster in each cage...

what was the outcome?