hi there- I'm not too close to you but same region- there's a few great regional facebook groups that i'm in- I see lots of Macclenny people in there, northeast florida farm and garden swap is one- I can look and see what else I can find for you
I did but maybe it’s not as noticeable as I think it should be. I’ll research more images to compare. Nothing on the feet look out of ordinary to me at this point
hi there! My 19 week Orpington is growing a ton of feathers. The quills look so painfully thick, goodness. My question is these little black flecks are coming off the feathers, what part of feather development is this called? He’s so dander-ey too. I thought the flecks were dirt but now I can...
I actually have him isolated now, this bird hasn’t always walked a little wobbly, which I assumed was from being awkwardly sized or just an abnormality- but today he’s not walking much so I’m observing him for any other signs and how to treat. Thought I should start first with “is this a pullet...
i have an about 19 week old Lavender orpington. I’m thinking it’s a rooster from tail formation. No crow yet, does the neck ruffled thing roosters do when trying to be tough.
(S)He has a laundry list of problems but I thought I’d start with, is this a Roo?
hi there! I have a covered run/coop with sand, we had torrential sideways rain and the coop is pretty wet even with the sand. I scooped the droppings & raked the sand to help dry it but lawd the flies have come out of nowhere and are swarming by the 100’s in there. Our property has a lot of...
Hi, is this typical feather development? Chick is an Orpington, about 2 weeks old. In an indoor brooder with Heat lamp on 80% of the time (just started intermittently turning it off. Would these type of feathers make this chick extra sensitive to touch (I’m new and just read about blood...