This year has been on hectic, sad, disgusting one all around. I've lost close to 50 chickens. Two kittens, countless strays have disappeared, and I nearly got my butt kicked by my aggressive neighbor as she thought I killed her cat. NOW I get told that coyotes are attacking my horses. Not ten...
I've read several posts on how to treat the buggers. But i have a few other questions/concerns. Lengthy post.
A sketchy deal at an auction, I bought two roos, both with severe scaley leg mite (and I found lice earlier this morning).
The 'helpers' threw the two infected roos in with three...
I googled this, this website was the first link. XD
Today I bought chickens and I think I'll hold off buying for a good while. It was so frustrating/chaotic. I've heard the auction has gone downhill but this, gah.
It was freezing cold, geese were right next to the paying area. After an hour...
1) What type of bird , age and weight.
Bantam, not sure what type exactly. All the hens decided to brood in the same nest.
Around six weeks. I didn't mark down her hatch day.
She's of good flesh. I wouldn't go her skinny by any lengths. She's a little heavier than her broodmates of like-size...
I had a silky chick hatch 3-4 days ago.
I found her egg outside the box as she was pipping and figured she was weak from being cold when she finally hatched out. At the end of day two I started to worry. I finally was able to get online and think she has spraddle legs.
I plan to put the hobble...
I've had my gamehen and polish hatch eggs out before, usually they had their nests hidden so I only got to experience the chicks. Finally my silkies decided to sit down and brood.
My two colored silkies have turned this into a nightmare.
I've found a partially hatched chick a few days ago...