That is honestly the best thing I've heard today. Maybe someday I'll name one of my chickens after a quirky actor.
Did you do GISHEHES this year? I wanted to, but didn't get to it.
So… Guineas are notoriously terrible mothers, as I found out today. Apparently, a Guinea hatched a clutch and decided to leave them/ let them wander. I caught one, and might catch one or two later, but they're scattered around the pasture.
If this ends up being the only one I manage to catch...
I'm sorry to inform you,
Scruffy only got worse, so we decided it was in our and her best intentions to cull her. She was barely alive, and would have died in a week or so anyways.
Okay. They already have minerals and vitamins in their water, and I will give them veggies and eggs. I noticed she has bumps in the roof of her mouth. Should I remove them?
Is there any way to help them through? I think my hen has avian pox, and her WHOLE comb is covered in black scabs, and she has a hard time breathing. I heard this is the "wet" strain. She doesn't look to be getting better.
My hen, Scruffles has a black comb (I think they're scabs because when you touch it, it bleeds), a hard time breathing (labored, shallow gasps), and the runs. I thought it was because her back end was clogged up. I gave her a warm bath, complete with Epsom salt, and "unclogged" her. She...
My broody hen, Bertha might have a yeast infection. After successfully hatching 16 healthy Guineas, I noticed that the feathers on her underside (belly) are gone. There is some redness and irritation. She is acting normally, and hasn't been pecking her belly. She is a great mother so far and I...
My broody hen, Bertha might have a yeast infection. After successfully hatching 16 healthy Guineas, I noticed that the feathers on her underside (belly) are gone. There is some redness and irritation. She is acting normally, and hasn't been pecking her belly. She is a great mother so far and I...
Thank you! That's the exact point I was making. The Guinea isn't full grown even, so it'll be even easier to cope. At first he lost weight, but now he's learned how to perch on the food/ water because he can't stand up fully. He's gained muscle in the other leg and calluses on the other, so he...
Yes, I have been thinking about these things, and culling it seems like the best thing to do, but, if he's not in pain anymore (healed), and none of the others pick on him, then I see no reason to cull him if he's not suffing. If I walk in to see him in pain (for example inguring again) I will...
So… I have a Guinea that has a broken leg. It's been like that for a while and is backwards. So instead of the foot on the ground it is facing up straight in front of his/ her chest.
It seems to get around fine (a little slow) and has healed, so it doesn't hurt anymore
I just wanted some opinions
You could put electrolytes in the water. I use Sav-A-Chick electrolytes and probiotics for my chicks first two gallons of water. It might help the mother too, and you could also add vitamins.
(I also consider myself inexperienced, I've only hatched 19 chickens, 7 guineas, bought 30 Guinea chicks...
I feel like a mother watching her babies grow up… one of my around 11 hens left a birthday surprise (her 5 month). She layed 3 perfect little brown eggs over the span of three days (had to go away for a while). I saw a couple possible hens who could have layed it with extra red combs… and I...
I actually think it was vitamin deficiency because we don't think they fed the mothers enough and after about a week because it was too hot, because they were in a small space because we were building a brooder palace complete with lights and outlets, I'll post pics