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Ok, A few days ago one of our Americanas went missing. We thought maybe a hawk got her, but just now my little brother found her! She was trapped in our garage under some stuff! Shes very weak and hasn't eaten or had a drink in days She cant stand up or anything and shes so weak she's barely...

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This morning I came out to check on the birds and throw them some oats.....Sam..a Lacewing?? Didn't respond. She just sat there, eyes closed, didn't run from me as usual. I then noticed several piles of bloody stool that would have come for more than one bird...yet al the other birds are...

onthespot sent me a link to photos of avian pox (thanks onthespot...looks like you were right on!!) I understand that this is a viral disease and must take it's course, but, does anyone know if our "girls" eggs are edible and safe for consumption? I've looked up a bunch of info. but to this I...

Our newly laying 6 month old beautiful birds (14 of them) have just recently developed a strange growth on their combs, wattles and faces. Some of the birds combs and wattles look powdery-white and others have whitish "rash" with a dark purple "head" on the tops of the whitish bumps. This...

So our chickens are 5-6 months old and started laying a few weeks ago One of our chickens, Taylor (A bantam) started laying at 4 months Now shes broody . We have a banty rooster so they may hatch... This is our first ever broody, she has been for about a week or so.. And i have a few...

Is this possible?? Heres the thing.. We have two bantam chickens and 12 regular chickens. One of the bantys, Taylor, Started laying a few months ago... A sort of pale pinkish white. Now the other banty Meg is laying eggs that are brown. Also a RIR and another chicken (We dunno which) are...

Mine is sooo sweet... And from what ive heard everyone else's are too... Are they sweet by nature?

My Silver Bantam Phoenix layed her first little egg today!!! Tomorrow she'll be 4 months old Today we saw her sitting by the bag of pine shavings, and i moved her back to he other side of the fence where shes supposed to be... And a few minutes ago my mom was like "Sunni!!!" And she showed...

4 Months old, 5 at the end of June... Are they supposed to start laying soon? Or no.. And when they start laying i need to feed them layer pellets or mas or is there a difference?

Is that normal ? Its just like water....

Hey. With my first chickens i fed them NO grit. I was uneducated LOL Finally my mom let me buy new Silkies. And as I bought them the oldest is two weeks and the youngest is one (Its only two Silkies ) Since I didnt feed grit to my other ones (Who are now like 3 months old) And they have...

Hey... My new Silkies wont go near the heat lamp, Im in Texas... Its like 90 degrees and they are on the south side of a covered porch. Can I turn the lamp off for the day and put it back on tonight? They ARE outside so... Thanks!

He wants to keep it till its older Still... Does anyone know what to feed and how to care for a tiny baby rat? Its not newborn.... its got fur and its eyes are open...

Yay!!! I found some White and Buff Silkies at a local feed store and mom was like, "Want to get a couple?" I'm so excited! I have one white and one buff! Their names are Puffy the Buff (I told my little brother he could name the Buff one ) And Snow As you may have guessed Snow is the...

Hey! Anyone near Tyler Texas want to sell some Silkies? If I cant find any at the TSC i'd love to buy a couple! Mom wont let me get more than two so.... And i'd like pullets if you know by now. Younger than a few weeks please and I dont want any mean chickens (duh) Please post here!!

Hey! Some of you might have seen my earlier post (About a week old) About getting a silkie! Well I haven't got one yet... But im going to! So... Can you give them a bath when their older if they get their (fur) dirty? Thanks

Hey I saw there was another thread about someone who needs info on her new Silkies.... But I haven't bought one yet! So... What do you think? Should I get a Silkie? Mom finally caved and said if i helped build a coop for it I could get one! But I dont know yet.... It doesn't HAVE to be a...

We decided to start free-ranging for a few hours each day a few days ago.... Now they HATE coming back in... we've ended up having to grab them and put them back in... but i know that scares them Yes, I know.... Treats.... But we tried that today! And guess what? They were so content...

Ive heard that hatchery's sometimes send "Packing Peanuts" in addition to your order of chicks.... So what are Packing Peanuts? I was thinking (If my mom let me! ) Or maybe ordering a few chicks from Ideal (Since its in Texas) and wondered what Packing Peanuts are.... Can anyone brief me on...