I just got 5 silkie roosters that I plan to use in my breeding program after they make it through quarentine...when I was taking them out of the cage I counted their toes to make sure they were correct and noticed that the spurs on both feet had grown into a complete circle...should I cut them...
I just got 5 Black Silkie roosters at an auction...apon inspection of the birds that are going into quarentine I noticed one has six toes and one has a nail that has grown into a complete circle...big enough to put my finger into...can you trim these nails just like you do a dog...I know you use...
whatever she is she is still a good layer...she is in my buff orpington pen and mates with a buff roo...babies are super cute...she will not go broody for nothing...will keep her for a pet I guess.
I have a two year old guinea that I just noticed hobbling around, when i went to see what was wrong I noticed his middle toe is cut off in the middle, it is very swollen and looks infected (puss I think) I can't put antibiotics in the water so what ever I give him will have to be injected. what...
my friend has a problem with her hens...she tries to incubate the eggs but they don't hatch..when the eggs are opened after being layed the chalaza is missing..the white stringy thing in the egg...is this why they wont hatch...is there any way this can be fixed or is it a genetic thing...any...