Had an old leghorn gal thats been with us so long I can't really say how old she is ( was already laying when we got her) ... at least 5 years ...
So she showed signs of being egg bound we did all the stuff you're supposed to for it and it didn't help .... so today I culled her and decided to...
One hen has these on a small area ...mostly below her vent but I noticed/felt a few near her belly also - any thoughts on what it may be or what is causing it ... it is not poop like in texture or feel
Going through some supplies and see we have 100ml bottle of Duramycin 72-200 200mg/ml injectable
Was wondering if there is a dosage to use this in the chickens water if need be?
3 month old BLRW - this has been going on for about 4 or 5 days ... first couple of days I thought he was starting to crow.....
He is gaping
He is often times making a sort of "honking" noise
The gaping and "honking" goes on all day Frequently he appears to be swallowing after gaping
With...
Never sold hatching eggs before but its time for those feather balls to start paying for themselves ! Parents were hatched February 18 from eggs purchased from a member here. Foley /Sterling Sue genetics , fertility has been very good ( 90%+) with the 2 hatches I have done.
Sale is for 1 dozen...
Just had a hatch of BLRW and there was one little guy(gal?) that waited until the 18th - struggled a little in the hatch but seemed to do just fine .... I noticed 2 things upon his hatching .... 1.He was and still is quite small compared to the others and 2.There was what I think an excessive...
10 Egg Pound Cake
3 cups sugar
2 cups Crisco shortening
10 eggs
3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp salt
1/4 cup Pet milk (edited to add: Pet is a brand name of evaporated or condensed milk. Dont use "sweetened condensed" milk)
1 tsp rum flavoring
1/2 tsp almond flavoring...
For the Batter
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 to 1 ¼ teaspoons ground nutmeg, to taste (I used ¾)
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon salt ------------ yep thats 3/4 teaspoon...
Ok the only ones we know for sure are the 2 Leghorns .... here are the rest ....
ROOSTER #1 :
ROOSTER #2 :
We have six of these hens :
we have nine of these hens - some are a little lighter in color almost buff :
Here is their buddy that wandered in 2 years ago during winter and never...
We had a small hatch of misc chicks .... about a 50% hatch rate .... let the homemade incubator go to day 25 and then shut it down ....it sat in an extra room for a day before I went to dispose of the unhatched eggs and give it a good clean.
Well I decided candle/open any unhatched ones to see...
First year chicken herder , started this spring with some misc. chicks and am addicted already.
We have 2 leghorn hens that were given to us 6 hens that are black with a red/orange/copper set of feathers around their necks ( ???) .... 9 hens that are reddish/buff colored and 2 roosters orange...
Hi first time using an incubator/turner ( Hova Bator ) only second time hatching .... got addicted right away! anyways all seems well however there is a random "clicking" from the unit ... its not the heating element turning on it comes from the turner ... its turning the eggs and is working but...