Hi
Went to let my ladies out this morning and one of my birds (A Hamburg) couldn't get over the perch to come out. She has lost all energy, drooling excessively, got a black substance on her beak, shaking her head and making a gurgling sound. She also feels cold and seems confused. Pecking at...
I bought some courtnix Japanese Quail for incubating (white, golden and normal). When I received them, all were speckled except one which was dark brown, like a maran egg!
Any ideas why?! It hasn't hatched yet so unsure if there is any difference with the chick...If in fact the egg was...
Our two best and only laying hens have suddenly stopped.
I can only think it is because we sold one of the others, a frizzle who was causing havoc with the other hens. The frizzle was who they first shared the coop with.
Could this cause enough stress to stop them laying do you think? Even...
Poor baby Frizzle (approx 9 weeks old), that I have only had a week, got to close to the bars of her run and my miniature Dachshund grabbed her by the throat taking a big chunk of feathers and some skin. It is very open but we have put some Wound powder in to it and put her back into the coup...