We have three roosters that we need to re-home because we don’t have the space for them. They haven’t been aggressive and are fairly docile, we incubated them from eggs and raised them. They are silver wyandotte and easter egger crosses, all very pretty.
Adams County IL Area
Rooster 1...
Recently we discovered one of our hens had bumblefoot, it wasnt terrible but it was definitely noticeable. after that, we noticed a mild case on one of our older hens. i just checked the rest of the flock, and they all have it. theres not really any swelling, or redness, just small black scabs...
we have two mottled cochin bantams, one is about 3 months and the other is about 2 and a half. the eldest one is norbert, and the youngest is hedwig. we’re not for sure whether or not these guys are hens or not
norbert:
hedwig:
the hatchery, and several other people, have told us around 95 degrees for the first week and up to 105 if chilled. the chicks feet were cold to the touch
one of our little banty chicks has gotten really drowsy. it was up and taking water, looking around a bit earlier, but now it’s just laying down. it’s under a heat lamp, has electrolytes, and it had a bit of gel that came with it. it’s head has gotten droopy. what can we do???!
our chicks have just come in from a hatchery, and one of our bantams is acting very lethargic. the other chicks are up moving, chirping, etc. she’s (or he’s) breathing heavily, and her eyes are closed. what can i do??
this is what she laid, i managed to wrestle it away from one of our other hens, so its a little bit torn up and dirty compared to what it looked like when she first laid it. there was normal yolk and egg whites along with this, and that’s what the chickens ate.
Hi, today I watched one of our birds lay an abnormal egg, which we believe is a lash egg. We’ve done some looking around on the internet, but everything is very vague and there isn’t much information. Is it salpingitis? If so, is it treatable? What can we use to treat it, or does it require a...
Hello! So we're thinking about ordering some chicks this fall, so we're wondering what the best year-round hatchery would be? we're interested in ordering around 5-6 bantams.