Hi there from Central Arkansas!! I have almost 100 chicken, 24 are Buff's they are a lil over 1 yr old & beautiful weigh bout 12 pounds each. Of all the breeds I have along with my Blue Cochins they have the most gentle spirit. ( Just a little hint this web site is addictive )
UPDATE: Sent 3 hens with symptoms in for necropsy wont know anything for 5 to 10 days. Extension office said they were pretty sure it was respiratory related (everyone on here was right in your ideas THANK YOU! ) I have been researching like crazy on this subject thank you for all the links of...
Alright im sure you are all right about the resp. infection I was hoping my hubby was wrong. I will start on 1/4 cc tylan 200 today should I go 3 or 5 days and if it comes back how do I treat the Mycoplasm infection not familiar with this at all my birds have never had a problem before so im not...
Looked closely at the rest of the flock for bubbly clear eye discharge, runny nose and the like. Looked for very bad breath, coughing, whooping or excessive head shaking, none with eye discharge not even the girls with swollen eyes they are dry ,yes on a few runny noses and wheezing not really...
This 2 yr old hen was fine 3 days ago now her eye is huge these pics were taken the 17th any clues?
She appears healthy otherwise eating, drinking, and no runny stools, does have a little runny nose, moves through the yard with ease a little jumpy but I figured that was because of the lack of...
next on list go shopping so i leave them alone. Seriously though how long should i wait to take those out that hatched without killing the unhatched eggs?
Could someone please tell me about how long it takes once the chick starts pecking holes in the shell before they actually get out? We are on day 21 how long should I wait to see how many in the clutch are going to hatch?
First thank you for every ones help. I see a lot of things I done wrong by just reading what ya all had to say. The box was not covered tight but I think it was to small for them to get far enough away from the heat lamp when it fell. Also they were feathered almost completely when this...
I had 25 BR chicks hatch on march 7 (1st time on my own) They were all fine until my thermometer went out on my brooder it was scorching hot when I got in from work 0n 3-30-10. My poor babies were actually sweating, now they are coughing, have watery icky eyes and some even have drainage out...
HELP ARKANSAS FOLKS PLZ!!! I'm desperately looking for someone who can tell me if there is still a Livestock & Poultry sale in Beebe Ar. or at least someplace relatively near Conway, Ar to buy full grown poultry and Guinea Fowl.