Recent content by MrHuhn

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What am I looking at? Just noticed this last night. She's vaccinated for Marek's, is this a bacterial infection? [/IMG]

Chick died.

Hey, all! I have an about 10 week old New Hampshire Red who just started acting screwy. She's wobbly, sitting on her bottom with legs sticking out in front or out to the side. Checked her vent for impaction or prolapse and found neither.She was vaccinated for Marek's and Coccidiosis. No apparent...

My thought would be to lop it off a few mm above the blackened area with a sharp pair of wire cutters or dog/cat nail clippers, use styptic powder to stanch any bleeding. Bandage it to keep it clean. The skin should overgrow the bone. I am not aware that bone could fall off on its own, and this...

I have this all white bantam cochin, she's about 4-5 weeks old. The rest of her group is thriving. After discontinuing her heating light and changing to a nipple watering system she became listless. Her bottom seemed dirty, so I gave her a wipe down. That's when I noticed she had poor control of...

Our first egg from our Buff Orpington

I'm starting conversion of a horse stall to a chicken coop in my 1890s barn. I have a dirt floor in that part of the barn. I'm planning to bury cinder blocks or bricks around the perimeter. Is 8" deep enough? Do I need more? Thanks! I'll post progress pics.