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We have a 2-year-old silkie hen with what appears to be an infection under the skin on her abdomen and vent. One spot is on her belly and about the size of a pea. Looks like it could possibly have started at the base of a feather. The other infected area is the top of her vent. This concerns...

Hi there, I'm hoping that someone has tried this watering system: http://www.cutlersupply.com/cart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=11_60_135&products_id=472 Each waterer is 9 inches and they connect together by tubing, and then they connect to a hose through a pressure reducer. I've...

Is anyone attending the Susquehanna Poultry Club Show in Bel Air, Maryland next weekend, March 18. I'm not able to find much information on the show, although there are supposed to be some vendors, I believe. The website is very vague: http://susquehannapoultry.com/ Anyone ever been? Or are...

This was our first attempt with hatching chicks. We bought one of those still air styrofoam incubators from a local feed store and we had a heck of a time regulating temperature and humidity throughout the hatch. We were able to keep the temperature between 98 and 100 most of the time, but there...

Hi there! We have two young female nigerian dwarf goats. A lady we know is trying to rehome her two 4 year old female pygmy goats. Do you think we should take the plunge? We have plenty of room, but I'm wondering if they'll have trouble getting along. Aren't they adorable?

We've only had chickens for a couple of months, but we've already expanded to two fenced areas and we're working on a third! We've totally caught the chicken bug! And my husband did such an awesome job of building/remodeling our coops, that I wanted to share them here. This is our main coop. It...

Sorry... my camera doesn't take the greatest pics. I'm wondering if this little booger should be named Elvis or Elvira. Fingers crossed for a little pullet! I've read that "streamers" are a good way to distinguish roosters from pullets in silkies. But I'm not exactly sure what streamers...

I am a self-confessed newbie to chickens. In June I bought a few little fluffy "silkie" chicks. Now that they are growing up (approx 3.5 months old), it is clear that they are crossed with something. But I have no idea what! I'm also wondering if they are little pullets or roosters. No one is...

Below are the relevant ordinances for our zoning district below. Do you see anything here that says there is a max of 10 animals? In our district, the following is a "conditional use" Animal husbandry, milk processing, livestock production including breeding of dairy and beef cattle, sheep...

We are having a challenging week. We euthanized one chick a few days ago for what appeared to be Wry Neck. This morning another chicken is sick. Please help us figure out what we're doing wrong! 1) What type of bird , age and weight. Silkie cross, 4 months 2) What is the behavior, exactly...

We are very new to raising chickens. A week and a half ago, I noticed one of our 3-month old silkie chicks holding her neck off-kilter - slightly off to one side with her head turned slightly back towards her tail. (We had a chick die of wry neck so I was worried about this.) She was running all...

Let me preface this by saying that I am a total newbie with goats. My husband and I recently purchased two Nigerian Dwarf cross goats from a local petting zoo. They are females, about 4 months old. We've had them two weeks. The lady at the petting zoo told us to feed them a few handfuls of hay...