The first two photos came from a splash Marans (23-2-2012) and a black Americauna/Maran (9-5-2013). I butchered them yesterday and outside of the lungs everything looked perfectly normal.
Next two photos came from a silver laced Brahma x partridge Cochin (17-7-2011). She also had no other...
About 4 weeks ago I came across the egg in the first photo. I have never seen the whites - so not white. The second photo is from yesterday. I am at a loss as to what can be wrong. All my birds are healthy.
Hi, I have 15 coturnix quail that hatched on 5 August 2012. On 7 October 2012 my first female layed an egg and the rest followed within that week leaving me with 11 females and 4 males. On average I get 10-11 eggs however - in the last two weeks - I have notice two things that concern me...
This is mixed cockerel who lives in the main coop with his broody mom and three other hatch mates. I noticed two days ago that he looked huge. He waddled around like a meat bird and he had very wide legs and a broad back. The sight of him was very confusing and concerning. My son was able to...
My son will be 14 years old on the 17th of February. This weekend he informed me that what he really, really, really wants for his birthday is a showgirl. His favorite chickens are the Naked Necks but when he saw some photos of showgirls he was amazed and speechless for all of 30 seconds!
So...
Hi, I know nothing about bantams. Someone gave me 3 and I had no problem with the silkie or the silver sebright (even though it has a single comb - that's ok)
But this one confuses me. He was white every where. White feathers coming in on the wings and feathered legs. I thought I would be able...