Have decided to isolate the broodies with a clutch into separate enclosure because of such experiences! Better to separate them to do their stuff uninterrupted by other broodies!
In autumn I acquired three new blue laced red Wyandotte pullets. Wynos are notoriously slow maturers. Two were clearly pullets. The other began growing more prominent tail feathers with a greenish tinge, and her comb was quite more prominent than the others. It even began crowing. I rang the...
All the very best with Emily. I had a cockeril with Mereks a few years ago. It was heartbreaking!
Emily knows she is loved. I agree the abcess should be drained. Try and find a poultry specialist vet in your area. Bigger vet practices often have various vets who pursue their special interests...
:celebrateThanks for the welcomes everyone. May you and your flocks all thrive!:celebrate
Here are two of the Wyandottes from my first flock, Chablis, the pullet who grew into a feisty rooster and Semillion, (Semi), my very special and very rare buff columbian Wyno bantam. But it was not just...
I keep a small flock of Wyandotte chickens in my Ballarat backyard, with two silver laced and two blue laced red girls. They are my second flock. My first was taken by a fox, some years ago and it took a while for me to grieve the loss of my first girls, before I returned to chicken keeping...