Recent content by ChickenPooDo

Yes what oldhen said. Adult birds can bring diseases and they will be carriers for life. Some diseases are so bad you will have to cull all chickens then try to sanitize your property or wait sometimes up to years before bringing new birds in. Even if you quarantine new birds when you get...

I've read that you can cross chicken with turkey, but the offspring are all males

You just have to call him or text him at his number. He has all different kinds and it just depends on what's in the incubator at the moment. Call after 5pm or on weekends. I think he works another job

I bought 3 Blue Ameraucana's from him and all 3 are fine. I think 2 are roos though :( This was 2 months ago. I also got 2 Black Copper Marans that were 2 months old when I got them and they both died about 2 months after I got them. We also got 2 silkies and 1 silkie died. The other is...

Yeah I had them in a metal dog crate for about a week inside run/coop, then I sectioned off part of run and after about a week I found they had snuck out and in with older ones. Everyone seemed fine for over a week now. I'm wondering if she died of natural causes because they've been...

I had 2 Copper Marans that were 4 1/2 mths old that had been with my older hens & my rooster (1 year old). Except for a few squabbles everyone seemed to be fine. I was letting the older ones out during the day, but closing the run door so the younger ones couldn't get out to get taken by a hawk...

I'm happy to report that she is doing better this evening. We gave her poly-vi-sol and canned tuna. I thought she was a gonner this morning, she looked horrible her neck grotesquely twisted. She is back to standing, her neck still hanging down but she is eating and drinking on her own. Yay...

She is eating chick food. Only snacks they got were a half apple. Some chicken fundoo (meal worms, seeds etc.) And that is it. The night before last was the groups first night outside. I made them a pen separate from big birds. They were locked up that night in their coop (totally secure) no...

My 7 week old chick is loosing function and can't hold her neck up. Now she can't walk. Anyone ever see this? I feel so bad for her. She was eating and drinking yesterday but is having trouble today. All other chicks that were in with her are fine.

Yeah I think he will need a buddy. I've been keeping my eye out for one, but he is 5 weeks old so haven't seen anything his age yet

Thanks for the response! Never had a silkie or frizzle. His brother died so I have to figure out what I'm going to do with him.

Reading all this about shipping chicks I wonder if it's not a little cruel to have them shipped. I was thinking of it but now have changed my mind. I want certain breed of chicks but not at their expense :(

Number 5 finally made it. He keeps opening his beak real wide. Not continuously but a lot. Noticed he was doing this even after hatching. Anybody elses chick do this?

So cute! Don't you feel more attached because you hatched them, I do....got hearts floating in my eyeballs every time I look at them lol

Congrats, 8 out of 8 is awesome! Enjoy them!