Recent content by Goneinc

Years ago I had a pair of Muscovy ducks. My husband ran over one when he left for work and did not even notice. I heard the duck making a great deal of noise. It was the male hovering over the body of his mate. He would not leave his dead mate all day. I finally could not take it any more and...

Thank you. Wry tail looks to be non fatal. As I do not plan to breed these ladies the should be no problem.

This is Igly. She is one of a flock of five EE's. As you can see from the photos, Igly is rather crooked. Her tail feathers point in a 90% angle to her body. When she runs she sort of hop/skips. Her right wing is much lower than her left. Has anyone seen this condition in a chicken before? I...

Just bought one for my honey and a pull over sweat for me...:)

I watched a youtube vid and it was easy after watching Nancy

Thank you, everyone, for taking the time to reply. I have looked more at EE images and now have seen some like her. I will know for sure when they start to lay. I have five girls and believe they are approximately 13 weeks old. I got them on July 1 at about 8 weeks old. They came from a...

Hello all, I just aquired 5 pullets and a new hen-pen. I used to raise chickens. When my last two hens died at age 10 (their age not mine). I stopped being a chicken person for over 20 years....Now I am back at it. The person who sold me my girls told me they are all "Easter Eggers" but one...