This is Tuft. He's a little over a year old.
Much like his name suggests, he has a weird tuft-like growth on one side of his head. Because of that, his different coloring from his flockmates (1 male, 2 females), and his significantly smaller size, he used to get bullied quite a bit. To combat...
Treated for ascites, and drained 17ml of liquid from her abdomen. We'll keep an eye on her over the coming days. All being well, she can have good quality of life for however long she ends up living for.
Thank you both!
Hey all,
Our 1-year old welsummer hen has started acting sluggish and lethargic over the past 2-3 days. Upon examination, we found that her abdomen was swollen and significantly hotter than that of our other five hens. She's also extremely thin, with her keelbone being very prominent. (All of...
It's protected well. Solid wood. The only way a draft could get in is through ~12"x16" mesh floor panels, but even then they have an enclosed space to escape it. The flock doesn't seem to be bothered by the current temperature, they're spread out nicely even at night.
I've had the droopy bird...
The coldest it gets as of late is -3 Celsius/26 Fahrenheit. The person who sold me them said they didn't need additional heating and were fine outside, and he didn't have them under any kind of heat.
It's been a few years since I posted on BYC so bear with me if I should be posting this in the quail category rather than this one.
I got a flock of 8 Coturnix quail from a fella 10 days ago. They've been in quarantine away from our chickens since they got to our home, and in a secure, unlit...
We had a house fire in late October, so we've had to relocate to a house about half an hour away from our farm. This week has been bitterly cold (anywhere from ~-25 to ~-40 Celcius), and the coop is not heated. Because we cannot be at the farm constantly, they do not have constant access to...
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I went to let out my chickens and turkeys out when I found one of my turkeys lying on the ground. At first, I thought it was dead, but when I got closer, I found that it was breathing shallowly. I cleaned the visible wounds out with warm water, but as I started to clean around the eyes, I...
Question for anyone who knows- Chicken Tractors- In the above post they stated that they aren't good for winter laying, but what about winter survival? I use an uninsulated tractor in summer, but would the chickens survive a harsh winter (-30 Celsius or so) with that lack of protection, even if...
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So, I bought duck (Rouen, I think) hatching eggs and just stuck them in my incubator yesterday. Are the heat and humidity levels the same as chickens? When should I put them on lockdown? If you have any advise regarding hatching ducks, I'd appreciate the knowledge.
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After having to bring it inside during a ferocious wind storm with some other chicks/chickens/turkey poults last night, it's foot turned purple overnight. I'll post some pics later, but it's foot is as if it's been starved of fresh blood. I'm so out of my league right now and have no idea...