Help! I have a 6 week old buff orpington pullet that has the side of her beak torn. im not sure how it happened but it might be from the wire on their coop. Im posting a picture so you all can see and let me know what you think I should do. She seems to be having a hard time eating but she is...
Firstly sorry for the extremely long post. and the load of pictures
ok so to start the story off i bought eggs from a local feed store (also our diving shop around here lol) and popped them in the incubator and well 21 days later i had 11 little peepers running around. they are now 3 1/2 weeks...
hope this is in the right spot. anyone know of a good website to get everything i need for chickens and quail. it has to be online because of where i live and i want to be able to order from one site only because of shipping costs. thanks for any advice.
soooo....yesterday at about 2 pm i went and checked the bator. to my surprise one little guy had started to make his way out ... AT THE WRONG END!!! he made a whole to the bottom (pointy end) and off to one side. and nothing has changed since then. (it is now 10 am) i can see his beak and hes...
i just adopted 2 bobwhite and 1 coturnix quail from an unfavorable home. where we live all that is available at the feed store is chicken starter/grower which is 18% protein, chicken layer (16%) and corn and being on a small island it is difficult and costly to get anything shipped in. my...
just adopted a male and female bobwhite and a male coturnix. never had quail before and only know the basics really. any advice would be greatly appreciated. thanks
dont know if this is where i should start this thread. if it isnt im sorry. my question is if anyone knows if you can ship hatching eggs into the bahamas. i know live chickens need permits, health certificates, vaccines, etc. but someone told me you can just bring in eggs with no paperwork. ive...
im 3 days into incubating 25 eggs. 24 from the feed store and 1 from my "bush" chickens. havent incubated eggs in about 14 years. wish me luck pllleeeeaaasssseeeee
ok here are a few pictures of my girls. can anyone tell me what they are? we live in the bahamas and this is what we consider "bush" chickens. i got them in october fully grown from someone who didnt take the best care of them (they only got about 2 cups of food between 30+ chickens). my 7 girls...
ok every where i look i get a different answer. how much layer pellets per chicken per day? ive also read just to have them free feed but thats not really an opition for me because of where i live and the critters that come to eat it all in the night. any adivce on how much? thanks
im new to this so can anyone please tell me what breed my rooster could be. thanks
if a different picture is needed let me know. i can get a better one soon.