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  1. DementedHam

    FUNGAL FEET.....what is it?

    A miniature hen of mine has begun to "lose" her scales from her feet and they seem to be getting slightly bigger. i have seen some chickens before with white, deformed-like feet due to what looks like some fungus growing on them. At first I thought she was just molting scales like chickens molt...
  2. DementedHam

    Chickens with a runny nose.....

    For about a week now, I have noticed that my birds have been getting sick. It started with a miniature rooster sneezing more frequently than a chicken would. Later, I began to be able to hear him breathing because there seemed to be a build up of mucus. Now he still has the two prior problems...
  3. DementedHam

    rooster will not sing

    my aunt called me no to long ago telling me that her rooster has stopped singing. this is one of the "symptoms" that has accompanied what she says is a sort of depression her rooster has. The rest of her flock is all well, he has no injuries she has seen, he walks around but kind of sad-like...
  4. DementedHam

    [PIC] URGENT: chicken has eye infection [PIC]

    Here's the story, on thursday i left to go camping for the whole weekend and when i came back today (sunday) my black star hen had a thing in her eye. This thing is about the size of a pea, it's white-like, and it is pushing her eye out of the way. This hen was not this way on thursday. I've...
  5. DementedHam

    [PICS] UPDATED: Chickens have mites, what about my bunnies?

    I have a miniature rooster that has a human version of the flu. He has mucus in his little nose, he isn't singing, sometimes I can hear the mucus in his throat but when I open his beak enough to get a good look it is clear of mucus or any other obstructions. He has had it for two weeks. I did...
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    Chick sexing technique???

    I was on YouTube and I saw a video "How it's made HATCHERY CHICKS". For anyone that has seen it, the video says day old chicks can be sexed looking at their wing's tips. ----------------------- ------------ ----------------------- This would be a FEMALE ------------...
  7. DementedHam

    Can a hen get broody without a rooster?

    Can a hen get broody without a rooster around to mount them and such? I know there is a thread somewhere but I've looked and I can't find it. I ask because I plan on giving away my roo and keeping only my hens. I would still like them to get broody because my cousin would be able to supply me...
  8. DementedHam

    !!!CHICKY CAN'T HATCH!!! PLEASE HELP!

    My chicks are due today, out of the six eggs, two have hatched and two have pipped/hatched. I tried to help one of the remaining two to hatch and it was fine but an hour later it was dead. The chicky had been trying for hours so I helped it out a little because it had made no progress. The...
  9. DementedHam

    anyone a BANTAM expert? i have a question...

    So my little bantam finally went broody which was TOTALLY unexpected because she was like loo-doo-dood-do-do. At least my sisters bantam gave signs of broodiness and we had a 100% success w/ 6 out of 6 hatches. Currently I have no bantam eggs because the 4-5 eggs that my bantam laid had no...
  10. DementedHam

    please help w/ Incubator Brands and Prices

    WOO-HOO!!!!!!!!! I'm going to get an incubator! My parents agreed to it, but now I would like to ask all of you for help. Maxixmum price range is like $120 The ideal number of eggs I'd like this bator to hold would be 18 [12 MINIMUM and 24 MAXIMUM; knowing me, if there's more room i'ma...
  11. DementedHam

    HELP! Candled eggs and very confused.

    ok, so I just candled like 4 of my bantams 9 and in the ones that i assume have life, they look like only half of the egg is occupied. Is this normal? Pictures of what a GOOD week old egg[after being in the bator or under the hen] looks like are GREATLY appreciated. What if the hen isn't...
  12. DementedHam

    Question about bunny lovin'

    How long is a bunny pregnant for before birthing? What materials do they need to make their nest? Can two bunnies be together if one of them has babies or will they fight and kill them? Thanks
  13. DementedHam

    First egg and bloody

    My bantam hen just laid an egg about 10 minutes ago, and half of it was bloody. I've never had this happen before. For a bantam egg and to be the first egg it's quite "big". The hen seems fine, kind of quiet, and I checked her vent and it was also slightly bloody. [She isn't bleeding though]...
  14. DementedHam

    Best of the Two

    It's been a LONG time since I've been able to even visit the site and I'm happy I finally found the time. Anyways, to anyone that might know, are black sex links better egg layers that barred rocks or is it the opposite? Approximately how many eggs do black sex links lay a week? (Bonus...
  15. DementedHam

    safe nontoxic dyes

    Does anyone know the brand/name of colored dyes safe to use on newborn chicks? OR the process used to dye them? Both? Thanks.
  16. DementedHam

    Post pics of your Broodies and Mother Hens

    People have started threads about pics of their flock, why not make one about hens on their eggs or better yet, with their babies. It'll be awesome to see babies with their moms.
  17. DementedHam

    Hen Hatched 5, ten eggs left HELP!

    ok so my friend's hen hid 15 eggs and incubated them. on the 18 [wed] 5 hatched but now she walks around with the 5 and doesnt really sit on the nest. what can my friend do? she is devastated that the other chickies are going to die since she doesn't stay on her nest. any advice? thanks
  18. DementedHam

    Using refrigerated eggs?

    Is it possible to hatch fertilized eggs after thay have been in the refrigerator for a certain amount of time? Also, how big can the air bubble in the egg get before i incubate them? I plan on hatching chicks in the near future but would like these questions answered. Thank You.
  19. DementedHam

    chickies!!!!! [pics]

    well, i FINALLY got chickies today but i'm unsure on some. below is a link to my photobucket with their pics. if anyone could post a pic of what they could look like when they are adults and their breed name i would appreciate it. For the first six i think they are araucanas/americaunas...
  20. DementedHam

    Baby chick disease?......

    What does it mean when someone says "My chick hatched with the yolks still attached"? How/Why does this happen. Is it deadly? How do you cure it? Sorry for the excessive questions but I've read this various times and I don't understand.
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