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Will somebody in the BYC hierarchy look into this problem, please? Up until about 4 days ago, I have been receiving in my e-mail Inbox the latest activities such as California Northern and other threads in which I am interested and to which I have been contributing to threads in which members...

Hi Gang, again, Chris (caychris) is my good friend and partner in a chicken research venture. (And that is my incubator he is sabotaging!) (LOL) Wish him all sorts of good luck and sympathize or empathize as is your want. He will need all the moral support he can get! He's a great chap...

Hi All, It looks like a prolapse adorned with a bit of coop poop. (Could not pass up the pun!) Okay, let's get serious. In large animals we treat such with a coke bottle filled with ice water. The we dip the thing in water and then dust it with sugar. This gadget is then used to shove the...

Oh h2oratt… You are one of the misnomerists I see. Read the label. When we mispronounce a word we often misspell it. So there is no such thing as Vetricyn; and I'll bet you are mispronouncing it too. It is ve ti re cyn, as in Vetericyn. Four syllables and NOT three. Help us call a halt to...

Hi h2oratt and Audio51, and interested others, A slight clarification if you will permit it. There is no such thing as the 3 syllable Vetricyn. The product has 4 syllables Vetericyn as in Ve - te - ri - cyn. I think this mispronunciation comes about as an offspring of the 6 syllable word...

Although I was a vet tech for some time back in the late 50s and early 60s from reading the labels I can tell you good folks the following: Vetericyn, pron. ve te ri cyn, and NOT ve tri cyn, is a topical agent comprised of one active ingredient, Hypochlorous Acid. It is a weak acid and is...

I cannot personally affirm this because I have never had turkeys except for the politician who moved to a house adjoining my ranch in the rear. Since his feathers are not entirely visible, he does not count in this thesis. (LOL!) Speaking of neighbors, I did have one tell me that in...

Hi Folks, The duck is most likely a runner. As for sex, that will be very apparent in short order. Remember that with the exception of the muscovy (Cairina moschata) duck, among the more commonly encountered barnyard types, the rest are most likely descended from the mallard (Anas...

Hi Gang, A foxtail in the eye or near it can spell the loss of the eye if not handled with precision and attention to near sterile operating technique. The foxtail is a nasty one way device. Once it insinuates itself out of view only a veterinarian with micro surgical tools and technique...

Hello Attimus, This old man agrees with Ron. Hens generally don't waste their time with duds; humans running incubators do! As for my practice, 24 days is more than enough. Babes making an appearance after that do not generally make it out of the shell; and if one should, it's bye bye time...

What to do? Here's what I would do; take them for an examination to my local bird oriented veterinarian. Should any of them die I would take the deceased specimens to the local university based pathology lab for necrotic analysis. You will learn what the basis for your problems were and may...

A concrete reinforced iron pipe fence post can get a fontail!! Well, that is in my belief system @chrissyr and @chiqita a bit of an exaggeration but not much. I have had the honor of getting one out of the cheek flesh of a dog, How he let it get in, in the first place, is yet a mystery...

Just a tip but maybe a very important one; Someone asked about feeding baked beans to chickens; I think it was my friend and chicken partner, Caychris (Chris Young) and I wrote a reply about what I would do in the circumstance that I would not want to waste 8 quarts of baked beans remaining...

Okay Folks, about the bean question. Feeding new and unusual food to chickens is usually a safe bet. I would give the flock a small amount to see if they will eat it. Birds can be conservative diners too. If they don't eat it, mix it with scratch feed then see if they will eat it. Again...

Hey Ron, Just what the heck is, as you put it, an Urch/Turnland? Now can you guys see why I do not favor using mysterious abbreviations and Lower Slobovian lingo? The creator of that tongue, the guy who also created Lil Abner, Alfred Kaplan (signed his stuff Al Capp) has been long gone and I...

I agree with you folks that there may be more to this broodiness thing than just breast pressure by a threshold number of eggs. Various birds may be affected by a variety of stimuli. So motherhood may be contagious? It makes sense to me… Neal, the Zooman

Hello Again, Amy Paper Lady, et al!, I have a hen that was given to me a couple years ago who takes no stuff from any of the other hens, or cockerels for that matter. Personality wrapped in feathers, she is. She is akin to your Frieda in some respects. Probably about her size given that she is...

Hello Kaychris, Yes, eggs emit moisture through the various membranes and ultimately the shell porosity. It is a major part of the necessary, intricate and complex incubation weight loss phenomenon. Thanks for taking over this project. I really enjoyed your help and company today. Too bad that...

Hello All, I agree with the tentative diagnosis of Chickee. The problem is that the behavior interferes with their ability to feed quite often. So if we are correct I would recommend a gentle feeding of a B Complex LIQUID suspension that is partially diluted. Feed in small amounts to prevent...

Hi Folks, Really sorry about the loss of your menagerie. It really stresses one's constitution when animals close to one are marauded, maimed and/or killed. And what I'm about to tell you then is one of those cases of closing the barn door after the horses have escaped. Having been a working...