Just a quick update...his poo is clean...he is starting to eat more and is holding his tail up again since I took Willow out!!! Hopefully he will put some weight back on now that there isn’t the stress of being picked on!!!
Fingers crossed that that was all it was!!
I think I may have figured out at least part of the problem...I fed him this morning and took him back out to his pen, usually I just put him in there and then leave, today I put him in there and I stood there with him and saw Willow his hatch mate and BFF picking on him and chasing him around...
I feed him by hand...I open his mouth and put the food in!! But I think I may have figured out at least part of the problem...I fed him this morning and took him back out to his pen, usually I just put him in there and then leave, today I put him in there and I stood there with him and saw...
I am feeding him breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I make sure his crop is full after each meal and empty before feeding. I just started this about 2 weeks ago. He doesn’t act sick, and he is anxious to eat when I bring him in.
I feed him 3 times a day...breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I make sure that his crop is full after each meal, and that it’s empty before feeding. I don’t have a vet any where near me that will take chickens.
Beakers is almost 8 months now!!! He is loosing weight though, he was eating on his own for a few months and doing good. This past month he’s not eating on his own, so I’ve been feeding him high protein stuff to put some weight back on him but it don’t seem to be working. I’ve tried egg...
Beakers is almost 8 months now!!! He is loosing weight though, he was eating on his own for a few months and doing good. This past month he’s not eating on his own, so I’ve been feeding him high protein stuff to put some weight back on him but it don’t seem to be working. I’ve tried egg...
Beakers is almost 8 months now!!! He is loosing weight though, he was eating on his own for a few months and doing good. This past month he’s not eating on his own, so I’ve been feeding him high protein stuff to put some weight back on him but it don’t seem to be working. I’ve tried egg...