Nothing worse than buying from a big name breeder and 3 yrs later the bird went blind from this. The worst part... they were the most touted and expensive birds at the auction. Now I dont know how to process I see easily 300 birds a year at the house - the price & crowd is tiny. Littereally the...
Hi in November 3 of my white peafowl suddenly looked like they has mild blood feather damage. One looked bad enough we brought her in to clean her up. But no singular feather was the culprit. She loved a warm bath and I noticed if we messed with her follicles they would bleed just enough to...
I'm new and have a maintenance plan. My game birds have to be wormed 2xs a year, and do lice prevention with ivermectin for chickens. Topical (injection type) applied to skin under wings or wherever I can make skin contact. If they are too free ranged to catch and treat, I add a drop to treats...
In short our barred rock rooster Clyde was a trade. And he is now no longer safe for the hens.... and takes pride in attacking my family.... daily. I need to learn to make dinner with him but have zero experience.
He ended up barred rock not dominiques which is our preferred birds due to high...
I made a similar group when we got a turkey poult in July.. to help him live better adding 2 peahens, 1 jake, 2 chickens all babies. They brooded together for 2-3 months and gradually free ranged during days. The chickens - roo went with my a few month older hens no problem. It took 8 months...