I have 5 Diamond doves that sleep in a cage 30"x18"x18". I also have an aviary built outside my bedroom window that they can fly around in during the day when it's warm (they LOVE to sunbathe)! If it's too cold out, I let them fly around my room :)
I have a few society finches and a pair of...
I didn’t know that Wyandottes come in this color, but looking at pictures online, I believe you are correct (I’ll take pictures in the morning, but I do believe it’s a pea comb).
I bought a mix of chicks at the local feed store about 2 months ago and the store keeper wasn’t 100% sure what the breeds were. I’ve figured out the breeds of all except one: this girl looks similar to a Light Brahma, but has clean shanks (and as far as I can tell, Brahmas with clean shanks no...
I love this thread so much!!! Here's my contribution:
Biscuit: Americauna (dad) + Red Star (mom)
Biscuit's Daughter (mom was a Dorking). You can't see it here, but she has 5 toes.
Bandaid = Dark Cornish (Dad) + Barred Rock (Mom)
Bandaid's Daughter (Mom is a white Plymouth)...
Oh my goodness, I totally forgot about this thread, lol!
Well, we hatched a total of 5 ducklings and they're all grown up now!
Our lonely drake is no longer lonely! In fact, he bonded with the chicks super fast and kinda raised them (as best a drake can, haha!). As ducklings they would follow...
Praying her eyes are okay. We had another hen who had her eyes covered just like this momma, and she's able to open them again. I don't think they'll ever be the same as before the pox, but I know she can see. I put a couple pics below, and you can see the left eye's still goopy and messed up. I...
Thanks for checking in! She still looks pretty awful, but some crusty parts on her face are finally starting to flake off and she's definitely more alert than she has been in a while!
She's still a skeleton with feathers, but she holds her tail up, can perch again, and she even eats pelleted...
Thank you! I didn't think she'd make it because she lost so much weight, but I've been syringe feeding her "liquified" chicken food along with crickets and grubs, and she's slowly recovering :D I'll keep you posted!
Hi everyone! I have a question about pox. We are currently dealing with an outbreak of dry pox in our flock (about 50 birds) that started right when they went into a molt. Feathers are everywhere so I’m pretty sure everyone has been affected to some degree - some much worse than others. I think...
@BirdsBeesTrees, Happy 4th! I thought you should be the first to know that we got our fist hatchling just now! (We got 4 more that are pipping)! He’s still wet but chirping and healthy! Thank you for the advice; it’s been very helpful! I’ll get more pics when the rest hatch!
Hi Everyone,
My call duck hen (Pretzel) made a nest in our yard with 9 eggs and had been sitting for a long time (I don't know when she started sitting, but when I candle the eggs they look very close to hatching). I just went out to check on her nest and she's gone. I can't find her anywhere...
@nutellacrepe Thank you for the advice! Sorry to hear Poppy has flystrike - it is indeed gag worthy :sick.
Since I forgot to give an update on Pepper:
I used tweezers and pulled out all the maggots I could get off of her and rinsed her in some warm epsom-salt water (I also used a syringe to...