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I am sure this happens to everyone eventually, but since no one I know has ever had it happen to them yet, I need to ask y'all. While skinning a very large hen, the gall bladder leaked bile downward onto only part of the carcass, very tip of keel, and part of one leg. I cut away the visually...

Ok, I have CX pullets that are just over 7 weeks old. I want to process 3 of them soon, but wondered if there was a weight range they should be before processing. I weighed the largest one last night and she was 4.8 lbs - should I wait or is she about the right size for female CX?? I have been...

Ok, I have seen many discussions about crossing LF Cornish with different breeds to achieve something similar to Cornish rock broilers. HOWEVER, I don't recall seeing anything where someone actually used their Cornish rocks as breeders. I have heard that it is difficult because of their heavy...

This morning I go out to the coop, and there is this one pullet who I call "Effie" who is playing with straw. Yes, playing, like a parrot or something. She was picking up straw and placing it on her back. It was as if she wanted to see how many straws she could get up there before they fell off...

I recently saw an Ebay auction for Buff Cornish hatching eggs. The seller claims they are large birds. I am wondering if anyone has these? Is Buff a variety of Cornish or would these maybe a hybrid?

I am getting very depressed about the state of my birds. Just when I thought the illnesses had passed, I have now lost a young pullet and about to lose a second. These four girls are about 12 weeks old, but they look more like 8 wks due to cocci off and on throughout their growing. I have had...

I have F1 pullets, 5 months old. I am very impressed with the egg size, shape and especially the beautiful light creamy color. They are laying every day. They are mostly white, with a buckeye pea comb and some reddish flecking on their long buckeye necks :) They have a nice leghorn tail...

I am sure there are others who have crossed Cornish with their heritage birds. I just ordered some Dark Cornish chicks to add to our flock. (They will come in march) My flock rooster is a Dominique. The idea is to keep a sustainable group that produces table birds. I plan to keep about 4-5...

Can you use medicated starter feed (with amprol) for older chickens?? Can you feed them triple wormer crumbles in with it? Does the medicated feed work if the chickens already have coccidiosis infection? The chickens affected are around 5-9 months old, two are laying, one is broody and the...

I would love to see what collection of breeds you all keep to produce the most varied egg colors! I have this loose future goal of keeping my main heritage breed but also having a few hens of different breeds that lay different color eggs so I know which eggs to not set, and also to have a...

I was actually HOPING my OEG would be a good broody hen but I wasn't expecting her to do it at the brink of winter. She has hidden her eggs off and on for the past month, but now she is setting on two eggs in the regular nest box. So, here is the question... does it hurt them to leave them...

Not sure if this is a coop question or not - sorta. I have just had a new coop built on site, it is 8 x 12 and the idea was to split it in two sections in the future. But for now, there is no need to do this. Since I will be culling my chickens down to 8 birds, will they get too cold in this...

How easy and sanitary is SAND for bedding inside the coop? How often do you change it out? I have heard people scoop it out daily, but it doesn't really clump does it? How would, say more liquid waste be absorbed? So tell me about sand!!! I want to know everything about it before doing anything.

I have some young girls in the garage that have been treated for cocci. They seem to be doing ok. But I have noticed the last 2 days they are shaking their heads a lot. They show no other signs - these are the ones that are negative for MG. They do show low titres for Newcastle and IB but the...

Am I right in assuming the 24 hour withdrawl for Corid treatment applies to chickens too? What about antibiotics such as oxytet?

Does anyone know whether the state will come out to collect birds to be culled for disease? I have a bunch that probably need to be put down, I am not thrilled about doing it since they are close to pet status...

I am searching for some real answers here. I have been reading several websites, threads on this and other forums and my head is spinning. Quick replay of the situation: I have a small flock, various ages, all under 1 year. Despite advice to quarantine before adding new chickens, I naively...

Cool video. There are more videos on Youtube featuring the Du Mans in France. They are trying to recover this breed and is considered by many (probably those who inhabit western France) to be as tasty as Bresse. I just think they are beautiful. Stumbled across this searching for French video...

Ok, I have been doing some reading on respiratory ailments and I am still unsure of what my chickens have. 3 of them (pullets about 5 months old) are sneezing and occasional cough but not much else. The nostrils are wet but no thick goo, no eye discharge, no swelling, etc. They have been like...

I am so pleased with my little OEG (standard but the runt of the clutch so she is almost bantam size) - she is only 4 months old and already laying every day a small cream colored egg! Yay, wish they were a little bigger, but I am proud of her. In other Chicken News today, I have four new...