Posts by TajMahalChickens

Nope - we used a friend's leftover antigen for that year, and after that I didn't show anymore.

In addition, molts are supposed to be orderly and timely, starting at the head and working backwards. If new feathers aren't readily or consistently replacing the old, It probably isn't a molt.    However, your BR appears...

My first guess would be the rooster, simply because of the location of the feather loss. My second guess would be lice or mites. Even if you think they don't have lice or mites, I would dust of spray anyway to be sure. It can't hurt. I...

I think they most important factors for health and feed and housing. Feeding a more expensive, higher protein feed is worth it. The housing should be disinfected yearly (usually in the spring), and ample room should be given to the...

I think it is pretty hard to over feed chickens... I suppose if they start feeling fat you can hold off. I have heard that Buff Orpingtons can get fat, but I doubt it. But if you are letting them get outside for some exercise, give...

Thanks for all the responses!   I am planning on providing a kiddy pool for swimming, but I was going to use chicken waterers as their main drinking water source. 1) Can they use regular chicken waters?   Ok, so...

I am thinking about getting 30 meat ducks this summer instead of getting meat chickens, like I usually do.    1) How are they going to compare to raising meat chickens like the cornish cross and JM hatchery's Freedom...

I want to buy about 30 Muscovies for meat, but I can only find JM hatchery at 6 dollars a bird. Any one know a hatchery that is any cheaper that could deliver in mid June?

WOW! you take AMAZING photos! Your ducks are so cute! You should enter those pics in a photo contest!

Hey guys,So, we figured a lot out over the last few months, and I just have been too busy to post anything. I will post the necropsy results soon. Basically, we had these two bacteria go wild and infect the flock. (Pasturella and...