Recent content by RustyFenceRanch

So disgusting and thank you for the quick response. We have attacked this as suggested and treated all the birds. I am feeling relieved (but still grossed out) as I had a couple listless birds that seem better already. Thank you!!

I have a sweet young Brahma that is not well. I have been watching her the last few days and this morning I picked her up to discover she has something hard around her face. I am posting a picture to see if you have seen anything like it. I checked her vent and that looks fine but this...

Thank you so much!

I have two chickens—both Wheaten Marans—whose feet look like these pictures. I suspect mites. What do the experts think?

If you are right, im actually relieved. I was afraid mites or lice etc!! I am not familiar with NuSkin. Is it the same as Blu-Kote? I did a quick search only to come up with products foe women 😂

I have a young pullet housed with two others the same age. The two OEs have feathers missing and it continues to worsen even though I am giving them more space. I have not seen any aggressive behavior and it is only these two even though they were housed with other pullets until recently. They...

This is really interesting!! Thank you so much 😊 Since this posting, I am still convinced they are pullets. I have several other breeds that are the same age and the cockerels are clearly cockerels! These two show none of that behavior. Now I have two young frizzles. Praying those two are...

The are large fowl. Since this posting there has been no change in their combs and wattles. I am thinking pullets.

Super helpful. Thank you!

Hi Friends—My broody raised two adorable Cochins who are now about 8 weeks old. I’m no expert, but I’m thinking they are cockerels. Can the Cochin experts chime in and help me?

Hello All, Would love some input on my first hatch. Put fertilized eggs under two broody hens. (Purchased a doz from a local who has a low roo to hen ratio.) One hen has Maran and Olive Egger eggs under her. One egg broke when another hen went into the nest early on. I wiped off the remaining...

Ohhh super helpful advice!!!

I like knowing these details. Thank you. He is a hatchery bird, so I was not expecting SOP—actually I wasn’t expecting a roo!! I actually love the dark eyes ❤️ I have a mixed flock, if I decided to hatch out some chicks with a few broodies do you think his conformation would be problematic?

Hello All— Thinking of starting a new spring flock of bantams that will help with kitchen garden clean up. I am looking at silkies, Cochins and perhaps d’Uccles. Experiences? Advice? Resources?

Hello all—for those of you that are curious here is a recent photo of the bird who started this thread. Suspicion confirmed. Gracie is now Grayson! I’m actually thrilled. I was ready for a roo for my flock of 20 and to have it be a chick I raised is the best. At this point, he’s a good boy and...