Recent content by teenchik

Hello, I am a new breeder for Painted Silkies and I am hatching chicks. I already know the black and white ones that you breed and make painted the cost is for less. But about how much should I sell a regular painted chick that is a couple weeks old for?

I have a small buck, not young, small 2.5 lb. Hes cute and funny and sweet and I want more like him, but I can't figure out what he is! I recieved him from a friend who works at an animal sanctuary. the sanctuary didnt deal in domestics so i recieved with little back ground, I figured out his...

I have a small buck, not young, small 2.5 lb. Hes cute and funny and sweet and I want more like him, but I can't figure out what he is! I recieved him from a friend who works at an animal sanctuary. the sanctuary didnt deal in domestics so i recieved with little back ground, I figured out his...

I have done it! I raised cornish crosses and freedom rangers that were sold for eating but brought them up to laying and breeding. I had people tell me there eggs would never be healthy, strong or fertile enough to hatch but i have a half dozen chicks out of about a dozen eggs. They are happy...

I have done it! I raised cornish crosses and freedom rangers that were sold for eating but brought them up to laying and breeding. I had people tell me there eggs would never be healthy, strong or fertile enough to hatch but i have a half dozen chicks out of about a dozen eggs. They are happy...

The first pic is of a barred rock, with a straight, edged comb but the latter two are of a dominique, because of the rose-comb type comb.

I have a flock of Freedom Rangers and Cornish-Crossed ruled by a 14lb Cornish-Cross Rooster. The problem is with how thin the hens' skin is Sugar's, my rooster's, talons and spurs cut small nicks in the hens' skin that slowly grow into large gashes that often get infected. I am planning on...

Ok so I have this young buck who I got with his litter mate, another buck and a doe who was also related to the pair. this poor little boy developed crusty STUFF on his eye lids, nose, face, ears, and joints of his legs. I brought him in once and scrapped it off and it healed up fine and no...

Ok so I have this young buck who I got with his litter mate, another buck and a doe who was also related to the pair. this poor little boy developed crusty STUFF on his eye lids, nose, face, ears, and joints of his legs. I brought him in once and scrapped it off and it healed up fine and no...

it doesn't appear to be brain matter, sorry I can't really decribe what's wrong. I dont really know

Ok, In our recent hatch this chick was born with a odd looking deformity on it's head, it is acting fine and seems to be seeing fine, but it looks quite odd so I wanna know what you think.

I have two small flocks of Old English Game Bantams that I have to chose one of them to keep. Because I don't want to decide wrong I want you, the chicken expert population, to take a vote. I refuse to split up ANY flocks, so give me the pro nd cons of each bird but give your final word on which...

I have been wondering the same thing for a while, I even posted on here as well, I am going to experiment with a spiral breedinng line if it turns out to work at all....

I have a few questions about this disease. If this is Mareks should I just go ahead and continue and let survival of the fittest happen to create healthier more disease resistant birds? I have two who are not walking well, one is now shuffling around the house, the other will now stand up...