Recent content by Gaugedgun

Thank you. I haven’t had any problems with feeding so far, however I have noticed that my bovan hens are eating more and acting less stressed since I only have one rooster now. Still kinda new to the chicken “scene”.

Hey y’all. Not sure if many people let their Cornish cross chickens live past processing age so I’m just putting a little info out there. I started off with 3 Cornish roosters from a straight run. One of them developed a leg problem at 3 and a half months old and couldn’t walk. The other two...

I agree with clucker family. Take your time and once you get to the part of touching his paw with the clippers reward your dog with a jackpot(multiple treats at once). Teach your dog to associate the clippers with a reward and that nothing bad will happen to it.

That has to be it because it hasn’t shown any symptoms of pox besides it’s wheezing. Thanks everyone for being so responsive.

That would be a huge relief! Hoping it’s not a disease that could spread.

No. I keep them in the run most of the time unless I’m out doing yard work and then I let them free range. I tried rubbing it a little but not hard. It was soft like the rest of the comb and nothing came off of it.

The weather is fair it’s been in the 70s mostly but had dropped to the high 50s one night. He’s 5 months old. No respiratory problems in the flock besides him (forgot to mention that earlier). He was wheezing a little when I checked on him yesterday, but only when I’d pick him up. Today he was...

Hello everyone. A black spot popped up on my rooster and I was wondering if anyone knew what it could be. I was thinking it could be pox, however the spots not scabby and my rooster doesn’t show any other symptoms such as lack of appetite, not drinking water, secretion from the nose or swelled head.