First time using an incubator
I have a chick I think maybe an Plymouth
He hatched fine in the incubator, I took him out and noticed he has blood over him and a lot of bloody mess coming from the umbilical area.
I put him back in the incubator and left him for 24 hrs. Well it is drier now but...
Hi Was wondering if the plymouth rocks go broody at all
I have a trio of them and was hoping maybe one of the hens may go broody if I leave the eggs in the nest box
Thanks
My pekin 2year old rooster attacked my 1 year old plymouth through the fence
The pekin is in bad way
I have given him a broad spectrum antibiotic as his face is blackened and he had a start of an infection
He has not eaten in a couple of days so I force feed him mince
I looked down his throat...
Hi I have not long bought a trio of plymouth rocks.I have owned them for 2 weeks.
She has stopped eating .
The pullet also has a strong bad smell about her.
Upon inspection I found a large gash that is hard and a hole with hard edges.
I applied some antiseptic powder and force feed her...
Recently i have bought a trio of plymouth rock chickens.
The previous owner told me not to feed them much as they stop breeding and just veg out
Is this true??
I feed my chickens 4 times a day so I have been feeding the plymouth the same
I am still getting eggs and I see the rooster doing his...
Hi I generally own Pekin Batams and have decided to go the whole hog and I got a trio of dark barred plymouth rocks.
They are lovely massive but lovely natured.
My question is they dont seem to eat much.
I have given them seed mixed in with oats, grapes, pasta with scrambled egg, different types...
I am from Australia and this is a rare breed here so I cant find pictures to tell if she is a he
The bird is not crowing and I cant find any spurs growing but it hasnt laid an egg even
My polish rooster hates it
I recently found an injured pullet she was squashed with her back feathers ripped...
Hi My next door neighbor has chickens
They are a mixed breed about 19 I think
Anyway he has one rooster leghorn I think and he seems lovely if you keep your distance
The rooster has suddenly started attacking a hen
The hen is all bloodied up now
My next door neighbor will not separate any of his...
I live in Australia and we are in winter but I dont think it is that cold.
I have looked up other posts and they say frost bite
The temps that were posted was like 4 degrees
It only gets about 10 degrees at its coldest here
I have only recently acquired this belgium d'uccles
I have no idea of...
I found this poo page while doing a random search
Thought it may help others
I know their is another poo page but this one is slightly different
http://happyhenhouse.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=poop&action=display&thread=7588
I have a 1 1/2 yr old pekin rooster.
He has the best personality so easy going
He has 4 pekin girls with him I very rarely see him do anything but I know their eggs are fertile
I gave him 2 more hens and he wont go near them
Even the other hens dont like them
They are pekin birchens and have a...
Hi my pekin hen has had 4 little chicks but an egg has not hatched. There is no sound or pipping at all.
How long should I leave the egg under her as she is still just sitting there.
Will the little chicks get hungry or thirsty
The egg has no smell
I would move it but I am scared I may kill a...
I was wondering if giving hens certain feed or water causes more hens or roosters to be born.
In humans some people believe that if a female eats more acidity food they will produce a boy.
Eating alkaline foods produces girls.
Has anyone noticed any difference??
Is apple cider vinegar acid or...
I have a 1 1/2 year old Silkies hen with a very large crop.
It feels like a big plasticine ball you can actually mould it.
I have given her some oil last night to try and dislodge it and have her inside away from food.
This morning there is no difference in the size or texture of the lump.
I...
My pekin hen has been sitting on eggs for about 2 weeks now.
Last night she sat about 1 foot away from them.
This mornng when I checked on her I move her away thinking she abondon her eggs and she ran straight for them again and is sitting on them now.
Will the babies survive 12 -14 hrs...
I have a pekin chicken around a year old. She has gone broody on me. I have tried everything to break her.
I have wet her, even given her a bath.
Kept her in the house for a couple of hours.
Cooled her underside down as she has pulled her feathers out.
I have taken all the eggs away what else...
About a week ago my week old silkie chick was found with swelling on her wing. There seemed to be no blood and the wing just hanged down. I seperated her as the other chicks started to peck her. The wing eventually dried up and was not growing with her body size. Yesterday I found that the wing...
Hi I have a 5 day old chick with swelling along the top of her right wing.. I found her like that this morning as she is being raised with her momma chicken. The chick is eating and drinking but does seem withdrawn. She is chirping for her mates as I have her with me. The wing just hangs . I...
I have 1 silkie roo and 3 silkie hens. two hens are only 18 weeks old but 1 hen is 1 year old. My roo has forced her to go broody. She went broody justed over a week ago by just sitting in the nest. My roo was sitting in the neat opposite her. When she would get out and move the roo would peck...
Hi I just bought a pekin chicken roo about 1 years old. I was checking him over and I found poo stuck all over his bottom. When I say stuck it was the size of a sausage yuk. I cut and cleaned his feathers and the smell eww. I noticed chunks of white sticky stuff on his feathers in bulk amount...