Well... I was a little too ambitious at a poultry swap, and got two young Cubalaya roosters. They're actually quite nice birds. They're just a bit too flighty for my tastes and they could use more room than I have. According to the lady I got them from, they were hatched in April. They're...
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I rescued a Silkie rooster earlier this year and now I am his willing slave. He's the sweetest little guy! Anyhow, I've heard about how Silkies have trouble getting wet because their feathers won't insulate them. I've searched the internet, but I haven't really found any advice on how...
Hey, I was just wondering if the classic bumblefoot scabs are always indicative of bumblefoot. My silkie rooster has little dark sopts on the bottoms of each of his feet. He's never acted like his feet are hurting him. I always assumed that the scabs were just calluses until I saw a picture...
Ok, I have a rather odd problem with my Silkie rooster, Snaggle-roo.
First of all, I call him Snaggle-roo because he has a very crooked beak. I saw him at a poultry swap and just felt so sorry for him that I had to bring him home. Now that his beak's been trimmed down to a manageable level...
Hi! I've already posted elsewhere, but thought I'd go ahead and introduce myself. I'm a first time chicken owner from Central Kentucky, and I'm just learning as I go along. I have 16 chickens. Six Transylvania Naked Necks, Five Speckled Sussex, and Five Buff Orpingtons. They all live in...
I have a very weird problem. I have a Buff Orpington pullet named Golda. She's just gotten over a pretty rough crop impaction. She became very thin and weak and I ended up taking her to the vet where they did the whole bit of putting a tube down her throat and flushing out the crop with...