Posts by JHaller

I have a broody coturnix who is sitting on about 10 eggs in a tipped-over flower pot. She lives in a colony with 11 other adults, I think 4 males. I want her to be able to successfully hatch and raise the little ones. I don't know the...

Wow, what an awesome thread!    Never again will I build a coop that requires me to STOOP on a daily basis to provide food and water. Daily tasks being done with fatigue, bad weather, illness, and being hurried are bad...

I'll be butchering for the first time in early August, so I've been following this thread with interest. My decision is to NOT do the killing anywhere the birds can see. For me, the deciding factory was the response of my birds to...

I'm raising 14 Heritage Whites in a scorching Texas backyard. I discovered that inexpensive Mylar blankets over the coop roof noticeably drop the temps inside, and some of the birds prefer to shelter there during the hot part of the...

I have a quail with a severely crooked neck, as in its head appears to be coming out of its shoulder. I certainly don't want to breed this bird,but should a bird like this be used for food?    Another bird is about half...

Thanks for your thoughtful note, my head knows that everything you said is true; my heart will just have to catch up.   Wow, your vet must have been disappointed, too! Even training can't save 'em all. Like you say, we all...

I did something wrong and I killed my chicken. I wasn't able to separate the syringe from the needle so I removed the plunger and let the fluid drain. About 1/2 cup came out of her, but she started to act distressed. I removed the...

another excellent thread was post #8 at http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/507904/abdominal-draining-advice.   Country4ever provided more of what I need to know! I'm going ahead with it. 

You are correct, that thread was very helpful. I had read this and several other threads before deciding to take her to the vet. However, I'm not finding answers to the questions listed in my post. If this topic hasn't been discussed...

I had my sick hen x-rayed today, and she has no signs of tumors or internal eggs. Etta is a 3-1/2-year-old Sicilian Buttercup, small for her breed, and her breast is downright bony. She's been waddling for about a week with a distended...