My 6 month old Welsummer came down with a Rye Neck a few days ago. She went 36 hours without eating or drinking so I took her to a vet. We are on 3 meds, syringe feeds and TLC. If she isn't better in a few days we will Euthanize her and test her to find out whats wrong.
I DO NOT want to...
I have a cockeral that was supposed to be a pullet. Normally this would be ok as the no crow collar works perfectly fine (lowers it quite a bit), but he has started to act a bit more like a rooster recently. He has clawed my daughter when held wrong (when I watch, he has never clawed her when...
Anna here has always been the dominant of my three birds, and they have been doing quite well. I noticed that she seemed to be injured the other day, and it has worried me. She lays normally, but with the temperatures around 5 F of late, I am worried about her throat being exposed. I have no...
So, I have a number of Ameraucana since I had to do a straight run to get them, and I have been slowly transferring the cockerels to my freezer once they start to crow. So far two are down (from 11 birds), and I am confident they were males. Very distinct comb and they crowed both outside when...
As the title suggests, I am really considering starting up having a few chickens at home. I have a daughter who I think would love them to death, and I have always had an interest in chickens. My question comes to getting them though. Most breeders do not sell sexed chics, but I understand...
I have been doing quite a bit of research, or rather had a little while ago, about having chickens when I moved from GA to MD. I really wanted to get some, but where we moved to I thought the law prevented me from having them if I didn't have 2 acres. I come to find out I can get up to three...