Recent content by Birdbrainz

As I sit here, sobbing over your experience, I am a mix of emotions. Anger, confusion, outrage, and profound sadness. I hope that you will one day have more babies. I hope nobody else has to go through this. I will give my babies extra watermelon, in memory of yours. I’m praying that God eases...

Hello, all! With the price of feed going up, what are y'all doing to stretch your feed budget? I'm switching from the box store to the local grain mill & I'm thinking about mixing my feed with scratch grains. What about adding a wild bird seed mix to the feed/scratch? Can I add any other...

Yes, that's the same bird. I am still not sure if it is perosis, which is why I was asking a 2nd time, with different pictures.

Hello. I have a bantam hen that has been limping. I put her in a sling to offload the leg, but I'm not sure if it is something I can even treat. Please help. She is eating & drinking, stool looks normal.

I do, actually. 3 of the roos get their butts kicked by the hens daily. The roos themselves get along fairly well, a couple of fights, but nothing that requires medical intervention.

I rescued 4 older birds that had scaly leg mites & we've battled coccidiosis (almost misdiagnosed due to black blood in stool instead of bright red blood), as well as gapeworm. Otherwise, healthy birds.

Hello, all I have 4 mystery bantam chicks that I found in my run the beginning of August. Yes, found. They actually snuck in through the links in the fence. They've been growing well & are part of the flock now. I noticed one of the hens was limping & favoring her left leg. I asked the Google...

Hi there! I'm Lexie & I'm from the Black Hills, in South Dakota. I am a nurse by trade & engaged to a USMC veteran & firefighter. We recently made our dream come true of owning acreage & when he made the mistake of saying "You could get a couple chickens if you want" I let the obsession take...