Posts by aaggjg

Quote: Originally Posted by chickencoop5  Thank you for replying. Nugget is very docile and doesn't act roo-like at all. I see what you mean about the neck posture. I actually don't see this behavior much and Nugget...

Quote: Originally Posted by Leahs Mom  VIABILITY OF SHIPPED HATCHING EGGS...   Could viability possibly be at least partially a nutrition/health of flock issue rather than just shipping...

Quote: Originally Posted by delisha  Know your birds. Pick them up often. Do an exam. The best place to tell if your bird is too fat is by the vent. The vent area should be soft and pliable. You should be able to...

Quote: Originally Posted by aoxa  How much activity did these hens get?    I've had a few chubby girls, and they were really chubby... A lot of that IS breed predisposition, but also individual...

Quote: Originally Posted by Leahs Mom  PS:  What i wrote about FLD is VERY SIMPLIFIED...  There is a lof of info and didn't want to dump too much!   "including egg yolks, liver, other organ...

So I have a question for the group.  A friend of mine found one of her hens dead in the coop a few days ago... She took the body to the UC Davis for an autopsy and they came back with obese chicken which made for fatty liver...

Quote: Originally Posted by aoxa  About a month! :D 1 MONTH!!!!! OMG that is awesome!!!!  insert emoji building barn here :D

Quote: Originally Posted by aoxa  Get rid of the buff silkie.    Definitely keep the little cochin. Oh my he is so adorable, and the best foot feathering I've ever seen on a cochin of that...

Quote: Originally Posted by aoxa  So some actual progress. Road put in to go from the driveway to the barn so that they can bring the heavy machinery in without sinking. Our yard is quite low, so it stays wet longer...

Quote: Originally Posted by delisha    mite treatment..I posted a great video a few days ago..I posted herbs that work for mites yesterday too. I probably should keep better records of all the stuff I post. I...