Posts by Nebbo

Looking for a roo for my small flock. My sweet splash Orpington has gone on to his reward, and my girls need a man around. Standard breed preferred, any kind will do but I'd prefer a copper, red, or dark buff color. Thanks!

Multiple PM notifications: So far I've received four email notifications regarding a Private Message to which I've already responded. One reply was received. I viewed it, and yet I keep receiving notices. Weird.

Yeah, I don't think it's gapeworm. She was fine yesterday. May not be pneumonia, either, since it came on so fast. Bottom line: she just breathed her last, I'm sad to say. This went so quickly that I'm guessing congestive heart failure...

One of my RIR hens, only a couple of years old, was standing on the floor of the coop gasping for air when I went to lock up tonight. I brought her in to the house and found no wounds, swelling or other problems. No visible blockage down...

I have a blue orpy roo with a swollen pad (no scab) and a wyandotte hen with a swollen pad and small, dark scab. I'm guessing I should soak her foot and remove the scab, then pack and wrap the wound. What about the boy? Will soaking in...

Three beautiful Blue Orpington cockerels, five months old. Take one or all, $15 each. They are already large and impressive at 5 months, and will be handsome boys at full size. Excellent for showing and breeding (or the pot), these birds...

"Eggbert" hatched out last year from an Ameracauna hen and a White Leghorn roo. He's a sweet boy with white "side whiskers", but he just has no hens to call his own. My Americauna roo is the Alpha and chases him away....

Thanks for your input! I'm thinking along the same lines as you. Will check the boy again tomorrow and see how it's going.

My "americauna" roo has a strange "growth" that I think is an impaction or other problem with one of his tail feathers. The skin is extruded in the shape of a feather shaft for about 1/2". There appears to be a...

I have a RIR hen, about 2 yrs old, who seems to have a balance problem. She falls over, rolls on her back, and then can't get up (like a turtle). Sometimes she mis-judges a jump down from something, or is tackled by the rooster. It's...