I have a Splash Barnevelder here that started coughing/sneezing real bad two days ago and I am scared to loose her. I gave her Teyracylcin dissolve in water but after 24 hres she is not doing better and she doesnt eat
I tryed VetRx around the nostril area and under wing and a bit on the roof...
...following this with LOADS of interest
I have 40 birds with 4 roosters: one 2 years old and the 3 others under 10 months . 2 were introduced when a change of coop occured in November and the old guy was VERY good to them...the youngest is a bird that was raised by a broody hen amoingst the...
I have a question: Is it possible that the sight/presence of chicks in a run turns other hens broody?
In May I brought a 6 weeks old pullet in a flock of 16 Hens and a roo. Then One went broody so we let her have 3 chicks...then when they hatched and showed up in the run, 3 more hens went...
Thats interesting, I didnt know about the salmon breast...
This one is just about 10 days old...
We see the breast better here...its kinda salmon...( I hope)
The hen is a broody Double-laced Barnevelder ...two others are olive-eggers