I read all this info on Marek's after I posted, and it really is sounding like a bingo. None of the others are showing symptoms yet, and from what I'm seeing? There's nothing I can do in the way of vaccinations NOW. So what do I do? Isolation? Complete wash down? The dander would literally be...
My 3 month old chicken Rosita suddenly started favoring one leg and limping yesterday. Today she is wobbling, falling down and having a hard time walking period. She's eating and drinking fine, still cheery and affectionate but impairment is remarkable. The rest of the flock is fine so far. I...
I have noticed my little Doyle is spending a lot of time in a sitting position. I am taking them outside to their pen for the daytime and I saw a definite, pronounced sprattle leg posture. Does anyone have a physical therapy regimen or instructions on a homemade brace to use? Thank you so much...
This is Norma Jean. She is a blue Sapphire pullet. She is about 9 days old and is not growing. She seems to always have a full crop, drinks water great and is *not shy at the food bowl. She will chase others away from the food and is not afraid of the bigger birds at all! She's spunky and the...
Well, I'm not quite a newbie, but definitely a new peacock mother. I have two boys, Jerry and Doyle. They are 5 and 6 weeks. They are in my mixed chicken flock. I have everything from a jersey Giant, to a Ayan ceyami roo Glen, a salmon Faverolle, Araucana, Blue Sapphire, buff Orpington, Rhode...
She is an Anatolian shepherd. This is her second flock to guard. Her name is Gunda. She loves her birds. She counts them all with her nose and won't leave their line of sight!
I have been a bird lover for years. I'm pretty indiscriminate. We are into vermiculture and originally added chickens to our program for manure. I fell in love. I have adored budgies, condors, pigeons, corvids and I'm bossed around daily by a 3 year old budge named Pulque andy 18onth old...