Does anyone know what color eggs I will get when the parents are white egg layers crossed with blue layers? I have some very pretty crossbreed pullets: the father is an Opal Legbar rooster, a blue egg laying breed. The mothers were all white egg layers: Exchequer & Golden Leghorns, a Blue...
Hi, I have an 8 month old Leghorn who started gasping for breath last night, like she's having an asthma attack. She is wheezing both when she breathes in & out. I was able to look a long ways down her throat & there seems to be no obstruction or swelling/redness. If anyone can help me to help...
I just noticed our 6 month old Leghorn hen is having trouble getting around. She can't seem to stand up straight & looks as if she's in a sitting position, with her lower legs on the ground in front of her, (see picture). Has anyone seen this? Any ideas as to what I can do for her? She can still...
I have a 6 week old Silver Laced Wyandotte chick with a broken or dislocated leg & I'd like to find out if theres more I can do to help her. I rescued her out of the brooder about a month ago, when I found her smushed by the other chicks in the morning & not moving much. I put her in her own box...
We have our very first hatched baby duck. He needed help getting out of the shell, it was getting dry and very hard & he couldn't get out. He had zipped almost all the way around, and was making a lot of noise for awhile, so we helped him get the shell open. He seems strong and has been peeping...