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I am pretty sure my chickens have a respiratory infection going on. They are making like a gargling noise and every once in awhile catch one sneezing. Our livestock vet doesn't deal with chickens. I already called. So what can I treat with? I did pick up some Vetrx from TSC. will this work? or...

I'm trying something new this time around so thought I'd start a new thread to document how everything goes. I'm incubating silkie eggs that traveled 1,070 miles from Florida to Pennsylvania. In my new nurture right 360. I have the egg Turner in for support only. Not plugged in. Cut up a...

I'm not new to silkies. But new to the show world. And breeding to the standard. I'm assuming I would want to keep the colors seperated for breeding, correct? I purchased eggs from a show breeder (Copperfield silkies on Facebook) she also had her colors seperated. So if I do this then won't I be...

I will be starting to show next year but I have a few questions. Is there testing that my flock needs to have done before entering in any shows? Or will testing be done at the shows? Photos below are requirements for a local country fair. But I'm just confused by all of this. Hope do I get a...

looking for show quality silkie eggs. shipping to 15846 PA

I have a hen who is about 4 years old. She's a white leghorn/speckled Sussex. She isn't perching in the barn tonight and is puffed out. I haven't noticed if she's been eating or drinking. Any ideas? Think she's egg bond? Cocci? What should I do?

I have one silkie with the rest of my flock. Everyone else is 8-10 weeks. My silkie will be 7 weeks on Saturday. Currently they are in the barn brooder with a heat plate. At 7 weeks will my silkie be ok in the coop? 50-60 during the day and mid to low 40s at night it'll reach 30s next week...

So i have my geese eggs in a little giant. One of the goslings ( toulouse/chinese) keeps stretching and messing with the wires on the heating element. It was hatched out 10 hours ago but not fluffy. will it be okay? or should I go ahead and take it out and put it under a heat lamp? I just don't...

So I'm incubating geese eggs. Humidity has Been 45-55% through incubation. Which if perfect. Today is lockdown and I can not get the humidity higher than 55%!? I'm using the little giant still air incubator with a calibrated thermometer and hygrometer. I've filled up all 4 channels with water...

Is this a parasite? Freshly laid egg this morning. Going this in the yolk of the egg when cracked. up

So I was told this girl is a sapphire gem. Is it common for the breed to have Tufts of hair like this? Or what breed do you think she is? Got her from rural King. She was in with the silkies. So I thought I got 2silkies...nope lol she's seeing 4-5 weeks I think.

I am on day 20 of incubating my toulouse goose eggs. some may be Toulouse /Chinese mixes. Lock down starts on day 26? or 27? Gumidity I've been keeping 45-55% during lockdown how high do I raise it? I don't want to drown them if I raise it too much?

how much niacian should a duck and gosling feed have? looking for the amount a starter, grower and maintiance food should have? I am not finding any answers anywhere.

Does anyone sell their chicken meat to the public? My husband and I would like to do this. But from my understanding in PA you need to use usda custom exempt meat processing facility? Is there a way to find a place like this? We've been trying and to no avail. everyone who is a USDA butcher...

Below is this months forecast. Obviously not 100% accurate. But my chickens are 3 weeks old now. When would they be able to go outside during the day? What about spending the night in the coop,? I live in Pennsylvania

How does everyone store fermented feeds? In the summer i stop because i have to store the buckets on the porch. I cover in a cloth and tie a rope around so nothing can get in. But ALWAYS end up with maggots in the feed and it gets smelly. What am I doing wrong? I dont have this issue when I...

ISO fertilized geese eggs for hatching. Please let me know breeds you have available and cost of shipping as well as cost of eggs. thank you!

I was told this girl is a easter egger. But now everyone is saying she looksike a silver laced wyandotte? What do you think? I know EE are mixed so they don't have a standard color or anything. But the other EE's are lighters with a single comb. And I think this is a pea comb? Or what kind of...

I got this girl with a few other easter eggers and olive eggers yesterday. The others all have the usual chipmunk pattern and a single comb. This girl is marked more uniquely and I'm not sure about the comb? Is this a pea Comb? Do you think she is an easter egger? I do understand Easter eggers...