I have 2 pullets just shy of 8 weeks old. I noticed a black spot on one's beak 2 days ago. It has remained mostly unchanged. Maybe getting a little larger but hardly noticeable. Today I noticed a 2nd pullet with what looks like a sore on her beak in the very same spot. Can any tell me if this...
My flock is a mix of bantum birds and standord birds. I have a silkie rooster and 6 hens currently. 4 standord hens and 2 silkies. I have ordered 9 chicks to arrive in June. 4 bantum and 5 standord hens. I am considering adding a cream legbar roo. Will he be too large for my bantum birds and...
I have a small mixed flock of full size and bantum birds. I currently have 7 birds 6 hens (2 silkies, 2 orpingtons, 1 easter egger and 1 cochin) and 1 rooster. My rooster (Fred) is a naked neck/silkie mix he is not large. He is kind to people and takes good care of the hens. I am adding about 8...
I have a 1 year old buff orpington that keeps getting blockages of food in her esophagus. The vet has sedated her and removed them twice. This occurred a few weeks apart. After removing the blockage she felt better with a day. He symptoms when this occurs is foul odor from her mouth, difficulty...