I am in Egypt and cant get hold of "pet" medicines we have to use human equivalents most of the time even from the few small animal vets, I have managed to get some flubendazole 2% but am unsure of the dosage ( it is for children each) 1ml contains flubendazole 20mg,any help appreciated
I am soon travelling to my holiday home and would like to take a dozen or so hatching eggs,I am not allowed to take them on board in my handluggage as the airline said they are classed as liquid and not allowed I am thinking of putting them in my suitcae,they will be in purpose made poly boxes...
Hi I live in UK and am desperate for some Delaware,Cubalaya and Showgirl hatching eggs,I am willing to swap for eggs from my own birds,Excellent quality orpingtons (bantam) Jubilee,Chocolate,Lavendar,or will buy,Thanks
I have come across the term "double breasted "when researching meat birds is this term self explanatory,I have just put together a pen for breeding meat birds and "Major" my cockerel looks to be double breasted,can you tell me if this is what is meant by D.B and will he pass this to his...
Here is a little wyandotte bantam hen I bought she was with a cockerel and sold as a pair of pyle wyandottes,The cockbird has since been identified as splash partridge but I am at a loss to the colour of this hen,Could she also be a splash partridge (never seen one to compare) or a salmon or...
Here is a little bantam I picked up at auction she was just listed as a bantam Can anyone identify her as a particular breed or is she just a crossbreed,She has a somewhat gypsy fave pea combed and slate coloured legs and feet she does have a tinge of yellow to the soles of her feet and she also...
Is it possible to breed silkies in the same way as red sex linked for example .Will a gold male and white female produce red hens and white cockerels,I find it very hard to tell the difference between the sexes even at an advanced age and would like to find a way to stop rearing lots of...
Hi everyone here is a picture of my new wyandotte boy,He was advertised as pyle He has some blue/grey feathers in his tail,Would this make him a blue pyle or blue/red pyle??????Thanks for your opinions
I had a couple of chicks returned because they were cockerels and the owners couldnt keep and one has developed silkie feathering,he is a light sussex,I dont know anything about his heritage because I bought the eggs at auction as light sussex bantams and I have two of his sisters who are normal...
I received some eggs through the post and two were cracked.they had small dents where the shell had broken,I put some tape over the dents and one of them has progressed,They are cheeping in their shells as I type including the one with tape on,I didnt expect it to survive has anyone hatched a...
I have a large black orpington hen I bought last Autumn at auction so dont know her exact age but she looks to be a year old or so,She laid last year and stopped when the cold weather came in.I have noticed she has started to act strange,she sits on her own and when I let her out she makes for...
Dont know if I have posted in the right section my bird isnt ill but need advice about his feathers.He is a large blue orpington that I rescued at the auction,He is a good weight and in good condition apart from his feathers he looks like he has an undercoat,if you liken it to a small fluffy dog...
Can anyone please identify these 2 birds or are they mutts.The cockerel was bought as a chick supposed to be Indian Game it has a weird comb not sure if its called strawberry.all knobly.The hen has rose comb jet black plumage bantam size/ Thanks
Hi can anyone tell me anything about the German bush chicken pr Deutches Buschuhun There are some eggs advertised with just one picture of a cockerel he looks very gamey with a long tail but no literature,I have googled but not come up with anything perhaps they might have a different name...
Hi I am hoping to get some lemon cuckoo wyandotte and cant find the colour on the kippenjungle calculator does anyone know what they would be called,I would like to find some test mating results using different coloured birds Thanks
I bought these two hens at auction listed as 2 laying hens,I know one is a partridge brahma but is the speckled one an orpington or speckled sussex she has single comb quite deep in body and white legs showing a little pink,Thanks in advance
Dont know if this has been asked before on the forum (probably has,but I have missed it )and I hope you dont think its a silly question but my problem is I am only allowed a certain number of houses on the land,and as I have a number of different breeds and want to keep them pure would it be...