Recent content by stoo

The birds need a shelter to lock them into at night for protection from predators - it doesn't matter where you live.

Great price on the pair. Around here they sell for over $100 each!

One of my old white Silkie hens died this weekend and now my white Silkie roo only has two hens left and he's running them to death! I need some more white Silkie hens ASAP! If you have any adult white Silkie hens or hen that you've been thinking about rehoming or selling please email me! They...

I figuired it out. My hen had a soft shelled egg break inside her. When I got home this evening a small part of the soft shell was hanging out her rear end. It would not pull out easily so I put some lube around it inside and out and gently pulled it out. She's got a little bit of prolapse but I...

I was wondering what happened with this bird because I have a white Leghorn hen doing the same thing. I am not sure what to do to help her. Do you folks think its worms? I could give her a shot of Ivomec, but I don't want to make her any worse or cause more stress to her at this point. I have...

OMG, he is so cute! I just love him, but I already have 2 drakes. I'll say a prayer that he gets a good home.

It's only the pair, so I am still very worried. I hate keeping them up all night with that heat light though. Thanks for the comp. The hen is very very sweet - the roo does not want to be handled, but the hen runs up to be picked up. My mom just loves them and I don't want anything I can prevent...

Any suggestions on how to keep my d'uccle pair warm this winter? I got a heat lamp w/ 125 heat bulb, but they only stay in there at night. I'm worried about them during the day when they are outside. What do you folks do with yours in the winter?

I would also suggest to feed some cracked corn to them as a supplement because this helps them create heat for themselves.

I've only had two kinds of ducks. Rouen and Pekin. Between those two I would choose Pekin because they are friendly and excellent egg layers. I've heard they don't live very long though due to their weight and their legs go in time. I've heard 5 years is good for a Pekin (makes me very sad). My...

Your ducks are beautiful! My ducks started laying around 6 months old. I have Pekins and Rouens, 7 total. They lay every day! I feed them chicken layer pellets.

congrats! I only have one Brahma and I love her. I have so many chickens, I'm not sure if she's even laying eggs yet. Here's her pic: Her name is Buffy.

I have 2 all black hens. I think they are Australorps, what do you all think?

Are they pecking at each other? Maybe it is just scabs from pecking...not sure, maybe a close up pic would help.

I put 12 Brahma eggs in the bator 20 days ago. Culled 6 on day 14. Have 7 Silkie due in about 8 days (at work and don't have my calendar with) then 4 more Silkie due about 7 or 8 days after that. Not sure if my Brahmas are ok since the temp. spiked a couple times to over 106°. Not happy about...