I recently purchased 8 young chantecler chickens that are 8 weeks and 12 weeks old. One of the 4 cockerels is definitely half blind. It's one pupil is slightly grey and looks as if it's kind of hollow? Really don't know how to explain it.. but what I'm wondering is how young would signs of...
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I'd like some advice on keeping ringneck pheasants throw the winter. I know pheasants are cold hearty but how cold is too cold! Out herein Alberta Canada it's not unusual for it to get as cold as -40 Celsius. This will be my first winter with pheasants as I just got...
Has anyone had a cross beak duckling before? He was born October 20 and had no signs of a cross beak but just in the last week it's been growing more and more crossed. I've never seen this in the 5 years I've had my ducks. I've been googling and searching on here for any similar story's but...
First off I don't know anything about turkeys.
My cousin give me this three week old turkey poult four days ago that had its lag chewed off by a rat.. I cleaned its cut that was caked in poo really good and wrapped it up in vet wrap. Put her in a cat crat with rags a heat pad, chick stater and...
I got these vary nice dark French black copper marans eggs from a breeder a couple months ago. Got a vary good hatch from them but one came out white!!! I got vary excited thinking maybe it was a splash, but I guess not cuz it's still all white... I sold all these chicks but this one and its...
This is my gosling diamond, s/he was saved by a friend of mine that found her running down a busy road all alone... I've had it for about a week now and it's no longer biting me as soon as I put my hand by it. :) I've been feeding it poultry starter and letting it out on the grass when it's nice...
I found this baby pigeon on the floor in the shop. I can't put it back in the nest cuz it's to high up. So I put it in a box under the nest in hopes the mom will feed it. If I don't see the mom feeding i will bring it in the house tonight. I've never raised pigeon before so I have the idea what...
I found this baby pigeon on the floor in the shop. I can't put it back in the nest cuz it's to high up. So I put it in a box under the nest in hopes the mom will feed it. If I don't see the mom feeding it ill bring it in the house tonight. I've never raised pigeon before so I have the idea what...
I've been searching on here for ideas for a automatic coop door and have decided to go with the car antenna motor one. So today I got the motor for $10 off Craigslist and don't really want to start cutting wires intel I know what I'm doing. If you have done this before could you please give me...
I got this hen as a day old mix chick. She looks a lot like my black copper marans but with no copper and a darker eye colour. For some resin she lays eggs the size of a silkie... I really like her for a mix breed bird with her pretty beetle green/blue colouring but with the size of her eggs I...
Today I picked up two turkey chicks from the auction for $7 each. This is my vary first time having turkeys so I have no idea what I'm doing... Got them home and it seems there sick!! One sounds like it has a runny nose and it's eye foamed up.. What can I do for it? There in the house and I gave...
I know there's lots of you out there thet have mix breed dogs. SO that's see them!!!!
This is one of my mutts Harley. Get ready for it! He's a Rottweiler/bullmastiff/german shepherd/golden retriever/Louisiana spotted leopard dog.
Now that's a mutt!!! Lol
Yes he has the craziest breeding ever...
I got this hen from the auction about a year ago and really don't know what she is. She lays nice blue eggs and loves going broody for me. Is she a Easter egger?? She dusnt look like one to me.. I dunno what do you think she could be?
Hi. Next week I was planing on trying my first hatch in my new Hova Bator model 1602N thermal air flow incubator. I really don't know much about incubating eggs. I know the humidity for the first 18 days is recommended to be 55-65% and the last 3 65-80%. And not sure what I need the temp at...
Help my drake has a Prolapsed penis and I don't know what to do.. It's been hanging out for about a week now and it's looking black. Ill get pics up asap.
Who else is from this beautiful place!! Lets all get together. I would love to hear what breeds you have. And not just chickens but your ducks/geese/Pheasant. LETS SEE PICS!!! :)
hi this is one of my sussex chicks i got as a day old. this is my first time having sussex so im not that knowledgeable with them.. he is the only one with a flat comb. so is he a mix chick or?? if he is a mix what is he mixed with? thanks in advanced.
Breanna.
I have a 6 week old chick that's not growing. Its not much bigger then a day old chick. Its been fine other then that up till two days ago. Now its head is so swollen it can't shut its beak or open its eyes. I really don't know what to do other then force feed it food and water. And I've been...