Obviously I'm new. I just culled 5 of 9 pullets about 8 weeks old. They had all the signs of CRD and no antibiotics seemed to be doing anything, for five weeks now. showing signs of emaciation, some gurgling, eyes bubbling if not swollen shut, one was so swollen, i'm pretty sure it would have...
I received ten chicks two weeks ago, unsure exact age, maybe one month old, one I think is older than that. Anyway, the day after they came home, four of them began having watery and swollen eyes. I waited a week, then separated them from the others. for three days now they have been getting...
I traded out 6 roo's for 6 more hoping for all hens, of course one is def a roo as he wakes me every morning about 3. Two are my originals hatched Jul 3. The first one is one of my originals, hen yes???
This one I have no clue as to breed or sex, allegedly about ear old, no eggs since I got...
The following are all about 16 weeks old. I am pretty sure the RIR's are roosters, but not sure about the Barred Rock's. There is also a pic of a red sex link I am not sure of. And yes, I am new to chickens so I wouldn't have known when they were chicks if the sex link was male of female..lol...
These have been coming around my girls for about a week now. They are really beautiful when you can get close enough to see the colors of their plumage. Are they a particular breed or just mutts from a neighbors farm field? I'm just curious....and no they can't get to my girls..lol
I am new to chickens. I have a 1 1/2 month old RIR that has some weird stuff going on. It has thick feathers growing off its legs and has an extra toe on each foot. The extra toes are part of one there already. The neck has thick feathers on it also and has feathers sticking straight out...