Posts by Pyxis

Thanks for the advice! I have dosed her with aspirin, one and a quarter tablets to a quart of water. I decided to post a picture of her wound, too, since that might help. I cleaned it out with a saline solution tonight, and this is it...

My poor silkie hen was attacked by a neighbor's dog today. The dog also killed one of my silkie chicks and tried to take a duck - you can see the trail of feathers leading across my yard to theirs - but luckily the duck got lose and lost...

Thanks! I know Ideal does have partridge rocks, but they were sold out. Maybe they had an extra and gave her to me in place of a sex link they didn't have. Looking forward to seeing how pretty she is when she grows!

Well, I just got some chicks in from Ideal, and along with my bantams I had ordered six black sex links. Sure enough, open the box and six little black peeps are running around with the tiny ones. However, I looked closer, and one was...

My faverolles went into lockdown last night! So excited!! Wish them luck

This is exactly what I thought when I got my roman tufted gosling a few weeks ago. She's an only gosling, because her friend died on the way to me, and she's the sweetest thing. She likes to be picked up, she follows me around the yard,...

Quote:Originally Posted by Gramma Chick I am sorry to hear you lost your best friend ..try to think of the good memories you have ..& hug a chicken..they are a calming comfort for me . Plum is Beautiful . I think the key to roosters...

Quote:Originally Posted by Gramma Chick  As he is now the top bird ...he thinks its his place now .LOL Show him you are the top bird ...Every once in a while challenge him ...Do a run at him ! Put him in his place . Stare him down...

Quote:Originally Posted by Tab's chicken obsession pyxis---Setting 27 isn't bad at all we set 30 eggs at a time and the frigabator has been holding 96 at a time the past couple months.  Go for it! I did set them, lol. I already...

Quote:Originally Posted by karlamaria when my first broody. Had eggs she was back and fourth, I finally locked her up and only let her out to poop and eat, drink. Then I took her right back in. I put food in the crate and water and...