Little Dove is the smallest of my moms Rhode Island Whites. My mom saw her laying on her side when she went out to feed and water the flock. By the time she was done the pullet still didn’t move. So my mom scooped her up and segregated her.
The hen is limping, making baby chirps constantly, has...
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I am currently looking after my moms small hobby farm well she is away. When I was letting the birds out the other morning I had to physical pick my moms Churckey (turkey who thinks he is a chicken) off of a young rooster who is bound for the freezer come middle of March. The...
I have talked to grey breeder's and non of them know what color to call this little one. Dady is a very dark grey with no markings like that all, and his momma is pure white. The only place it has a tiny dusting of gry now is in its tail. The rest is white other then the wing markings. As I said...
This little one is almost 2 months old now. Still not sure on gender and no one knew what to call the color so my hubby and I have named the chick Birch. It got its name because it coloring looks like a birch tree and so we have called the coloring of this little silkie birch at well. We are...
I have taken him to two vets both have done testing on him and both give him a clean bill of health other then his tumor which is on his preening gland. So is preening gland is useless to him so i offer him a tiny bit of coconut oil every few days and he uses that on him self, and enjoys it...
Hello Everyone, bellow is a photo of may beloved Rooster Owl. Owl has a Tumor on his preening Gland. Luckily the vet said it isn't spreading but they aren't able to remove it with out causing him massive trama. everyday though they want me to give him a once over to make sure no other tumors...
My hubby and I love chickens and would very much like to get two chickens for pets. We know you can not keep just one chicken as they are flock animals. So we are looking into getting two. Were we are located roosters are allowed and we know that many people don't want roosters so we were...
Just wondering, how much dose everyone on here charge for a dozen silkie/Showgirl hatching eggs? From a flock of pet and show quality birds?
As well as how much do you charge for a dozen silkie eggs for eating?
I have a few questions regarding the following chicks. Each questions is with each chick to try to keep this post simple and straight forward.
CHICK ONE (Bellow)
1) What is this chicks color? As it only has black on the tips of its wings.
2) What is this chicks gender? This chicks hatched on...
She hasn't molted since I got her and her neck feathers were in perfect condition till a few weeks ago. Its progressivly getting worse. I thought they were new growth as well until I noticed over time the area was getting bigger. Could she just be starting to molt? and don't hens stop laying...
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Its me, FluffyFlockLove again. My questions this time is not about disease, illness, injury, or even an emergency this time. Its about feathers. This also has to do with my wonder hen Beauty who some of you have probably read about in my article called A Beautiful New Hope. In...
I am currently feeding my Silkie's meal worms as treats to try ti encourgae them to lay. Is there any things else I could give them that will help with egg production?
Thank you all so much for your comments and feed back. I happy i haven't had any complications woth her either Drumstick Diva. The person Beauty came from was reportated and i have yet to hear any news back on what the verdict of the spca visiting her was.