So yesterday I noticed my 2 year old buff orpington hen showing some strange neurological symptoms. She was twisting her head around as if confused maybe and if she put her head back to far she would fall back on her rear end. Looking up videos of newcastle disease it seemed to be exactly what...
So after a long journey i finally have my first egg! My first flock of four birds 2 years ago died of heat stroke and my last flock of 6 birds were all killed by my dog after he broke into the coop that i spent a month building. But despite all the disappointment from my previous attempts i...
So my neighbor down the street has had two 9 week old chicks come down with mareks disease and after talking to a local small hatchery on the subject he described it as borderline pandemic. Has anyone else heard of this issue rising in their areas? I live in southern california by the way.
My friend down the street who also raises chickens just had a 9 week old chick come down with something very suddenly. The pullet was fine this morning then this afternoon was laying on her side and was very disoriented. The poor thing looks like it's on the verge of death but we have no idea...
So I recently got new chicks after a very unfortunate and heart breaking event. I spent a month building my coop and the day finally came to put my 10 week old babies in the coop. Well,the next day I came home from fishing and found that one of my dogs broke in and killed all my girls. It was...
I just moved my chicks into a larger temporary cage until I complete their coop and up until now everyone seemed to get along just fine but since I moved them to the new cage I've noticed a lot more fighting. Is this normal? I know introducing new birds can cause this but they've been together...
Does anyone on here have hunting dogs and chickens? I have a four year old English springer spaniel that has been a trained bird Hunter since he was a pup. My chicks are still in the brooding box but I'm afraid of what might happen once they go into the back yard. I'm planning a build on a...
Hello everyone. My name is Eddie from southern California. Just picked up 6 chicks from the local feed store about a week ago. Two buff Orpington, two black sex links and two white Plymouth rocks.