Recent content by PrimoTheRooster

Thank you for your advice. Do chickens get cataract from injuries like that? Even if the original injury wasn't directly to the eye?

I love the pic of your house chickens! No chicken diapers here! We have hardwood floors and I don't let him go anywhere where I wouldn't want to clean up after him. Plus, I've had cockatiels before, and this guy is way easier to clean up after than those birds were! I was surprised how...

Yes, it makes sense if he is slow-maturing. I read somewhere that sometimes it can take up to 9 months for that breed to crow or lay eggs. I still think he is a cockerel :) He sure is interesting to see go from a little chick to this big beautiful chicken!

This post is going to contain all the info about our chicken, so there might be a few other health issues addressed in this post. Thanks in advance for reading and/or helping. About our little Primo: 1) Half buff brahma/half silver laced orpingon, 25 weeks, don't know weight. 2) His eye...

Hi there, I'm finally joining this community after consulting the threads several times to find info about our sweet bird. Primo the rooster, who we adopted under the assumption he was a rooster, was hand-raised and kept in the house til he was 4 weeks old, and we adopted him once the family...