Hey folks - need some advice on the guy in the picture. His left foot is missing 2 toenails & has been for probably 6 weeks or so. He gets around ok for the most part but there is a noticeable limp (sometimes more pronounced, sometimes barely noticeable). I confined him for 3 days (Fri~Sun)...
Hey folks - have a 3 day old chick that I hatched that has just stated to limp and favor it’s right leg. There are 3 other roommates in the brooder with it. It treats the leg as I would equate a human treating a badly sprained ankle. Diet is starter chick feed - my wife supplemented it last...
Ok folks - I need help. I received the enclosed bird as an extra “freebie” on my last order from Ideal. Ideal has no record of sending me a 19th bird but this is the extra one. The tail is looking roosterish but since I have no Roos I’m not sure. The breed is a mystery also as this one is...
Hello all - as a nerdy chicken farmer I created an Excel file to track my girls...If you're interested you can take a peek at the attached image. To define some columns: 1). The "sigma" symbol is the total qty of eggs each girl has laid 2). "TDL" = Total Days Laying = the number of days...
Hello everyone: I bought a group of
14 hens about 6 weeks ago as newborn chicks. 14 chicks, 14 different breeds. They were not labeled (came from MPC.com). They’re old enough now that I can figure out who’s who in almost all cases, but...I’d like to pick your brains about the following ladies...
Hello all, I'm Jimmy from east TN - figured it was about time to join/post/contribute.
I have 10 adult girls (Barred Rock, Leghorn, Buff Orpington x2, Australorp x2, EE x2, RIR x2) and 14 1 month-old girls (too many different types to mention - we went with one of everything we were interested...