Recent content by Lily21

A Buckeye

I got her . from Cackle Hatchery on February 6th. They threw in some extra but I was supposed to get 3 Buckey's and not sure what else she could be.

I have a chick that was hatched on day 24 and seemed to have a hard time getting out the egg. He/she had a hard time walking so I put a band-aid on both his/her legs for support and it can now stand but one leg still is weak and turns slightly out to the side. It has been three days now. I...

I have a chick that was malpositioned that just hatched. The chord or vein is still attached to the shell and really bloody. Have other chicks still hatching so can't really open the bator. Had another chick born shortly before and same thing only not as much blood on belly, and he seems...

Is it ok to try and hatch shipped eggs with eggs from my Dorking's? I did not know about the air cell issue until reading about it here. I have a dozen eggs being shipped and about 8 from my Dorking's. I could possibly get another incubator for my Dorking eggs. Thanks for any information...

The one that I think is a Welsummer does but the other one lays lighter color brown eggs.

I thought she looked like a Wellsummer also but I only got 5 from of them and I had 4 roosters and 1 hen. The other pullet was supposed to be a black sex link from Hoover Hatchery in Iowa so I'm still confused.

I am trying to sort chickens for collecting fertile eggs and I have two chickens that are similar but not sure of the breed of one. Want to make sure I have the right pullet that is the Welsummer. Does anyone know what this other pullet is? I believe this is the Welsummer Not sure...

I have a Minorca pullet with a droopy wing, she has been this way since she was a chick. Does anyone think cutting off the bottom feathers on this wing would be ok? Twice now she has somehow gotten it completely turned and tucked facing forward, very hard to undo this. She steps on it as she...

I have found this site very helpful in treating and preventing mites in the coop. fresheggsdaily.com She also has many other great tips on taking care of your flock.

We ordered the 3 Faveroles from the same company and they all have eye issues. They were my daughters 4-H project. I know other people who have ordered from this same company and they also have a blind Faverole. The feather coloring is totally off on these birds also. The Silkie was not...

No she wasn't near his food when the incident happened.

We have a German Shepperd dog that will be 2 in November. He was raised since he was 5 months old with our chickens. I have caught him once trying to play with one of our Faverolles that is blind. I scolded him and he never has tried that I know of to play with them again. He is a big lug...

Do you have a rooster? My hens look like that but they constantly have a rooster on top of them pulling out their feathers with his spurs. You can clearly see mites moving on them and your eggs if you have a mite problem. Does one of the hens constantly pick feathers off the other girls...