A banty hen started eating some yarn. She started in the middle so there were two ends coning out of her mouth. I tried pulling it out and it will not budge with reasonable force. I cut one end off thinking it night pull through. Didn't help. What now?
A couple of weeks ago, I found an egg in the muscovy nest with the shell chipped out of an area about the size of a 50 cent piece. The membrane was not damaged and the chick was still alive. I put a patch of duct tape over it to help keep out dirt and make it a bit stronger and hoped for the...
The gosling is piped at the small end of the egg so I have been watching to make sure it is ok. Finally enough of the shell is removed to see the bill and there is no lower bill at all. It looks like there is the hinge? The upper bill looks smaller and more narrow than the other goslings, but...
How common is it for a hawk to attack a grown goose?
The geese were in the pasture yesterday and suddenly they all were flying toward the gate, with some looking back. Thankfully I was outside and quickly went to check out what was going on and saw a goose flapping some distance from the gate...
I am interested in them and in potentially getting some. I have learned some about them but would like to know if anyone has or does raise them and what your opinions are on them. There seems to be very little here in the States either the information or the ducks. Google only brings up UK...
23 that are 1 to 3 weeks old and a nest just piping. Two hens are on that nest and there are a lot of eggs in it. Other nests are being set also.
The ducklings are black/white and chocolate/white and there are some that are possible ripples. They are mostly yellow now with smudges of color...
A pair of royal palm turkeys. Yearlings. The hen has laid eggs that have hatched. She was just disturbed off of a nest yesterday. May lay again this summer?
A wonderful lady has agreed to trade me a frizzle bantam cochin so I can get the frizzle gene started in my flock. I have some info on the frizzle gene, but not enough to decide the best way to go.
So what will be the best to introduce the gene? A frizzle pullet, a smooth - with the frizzle...
One of the large embems is not doing well. She has been sluggish for a couple of days, staying to herself and needing to be herded into the barn at night. This morning she is holding her head close to her neck and it is rigid and quivery. I could not feel any lumps or anything that did not...
How many different Lakenvelder colors are there?
I have some golden Lakenvelders and there seem to be two varieties of them. Some are bright golden color on the body with the black head and tail. Some are a darker gold with the black color sprinkled onto the body. There are roosters and hens...
Could be up to 5 Marans that could include any of the above mentioned colors. There are many more welsummer eggs in the bator. All are pure bred.
2 Black chicks have hatched and other eggs are pipping and zipping as I write this Thursday morning.
I have a situation where brooding them will...
I am new to turkeys. The first ones I bought is a trio of royal palms (two are blue). They are spring hatch and big and no doubt as to who is who.
Then came the 6 poults that are about 10 weeks old. Bourbon reds, and they all look the same to me. One is growing a bit faster and getting a...