Search results for query: *

  • Users: CapoBro
  • Content: Threads
  • Order by date
  1. CapoBro

    9 week old pullet with swollen chest.

    I've got a flock of 9 week old chicks and I notice one was sitting to drink while the rest were standing. I picked it up and noticed that it was really swollen out front in the breast/gizzard area. I'm a little concerned there may be tumors there. Anyone have a guess or can anyone give me some...
  2. CapoBro

    Sussex Hen or Rooster

    I had determined that this Sussex I have is a rooster, but he still doesn't have spurs and is 32 weeks. Did I make a mistake or is this a hen with a masculine haircut? Need to know before I make chicken noodles out of one of my layers.
  3. CapoBro

    Need your help

    Fellow backyard chicken raisers, I need some help. Before yesterday my chicks were all happy, energetic and seemed comfortable with temp in the brooder. Last night I had one go down with pasty butt and get attacked. I tried to help it but wasn't much I could do. This morning I treated one...
  4. CapoBro

    Pasty Butt casualty?

    This is my first time to raise baby chicks and on the 3rd day home I think I may be looking at a dying chick. I had to be away from the house this evening so my daughter called me and was crying because one of the chicks was being attacked by another. It was breathing but very listless in her...
  5. CapoBro

    New chicks, new chick owner

    For the last year I've considered joining the world of backyard chicken raisers and our new chicks came in the mail Monday. 2 Austrolorps, 3 Speckled Sussex and 3 Dominiques. So far they're doing fine. The Sussex seem to have the most energy and will shoot off across the brooder until the bump...
Back
Top Bottom