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My silky bantam has extremely dry, white flaking skin/ dander. She's losing feathers, in addition - she's lethargic, not moving around much and no appetite to eat or drink. Overall - not good signs.
Help?!
Any suggestions?
I used D.E. powder for any chance of mites. She's isolated...
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One of my white silky bantam hens has a goopy, yellow-toned, thick & moist crest (feathers on head) and around her vent.
Other ailments I noticed:
1 sore around her vent - which I've cleaned
Also, I noticed she had a sore on her wing &
an abcess on her foot (looks like bumblefoot).
I'm...
Help! One of my hens is showing signs of imbalance - her left leg seems to be completely paralyzed, yet no sign of damage or wound.
Her stomach seems enlarged (with a wound) and one large vein is standing out in a severely odd way along the center of her belly.
She's still trying to drink and...
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One of my chickens started molting. Then, I noticed that it appears to be a white crust, which bleeds over what looks to be her insides coming out of her anal area. The poor lil' hen?!
I've isolated her and cleaned the area - however it's raw, red and bleeds. Also, a white covering...
Hi, to all chicken lovers!
I have a red cochin frizzle that's not doing well. She has an extremely enlarged crop and it's really affecting her health - as you can see she's losing feathers and her coloring is muted. I tried the treatment of bringing her into the "ICU" - aka "cage inside" - where...
I have a bantam cochin hen that "acts" like a rooster in a flock of about 8 chickens, two of which are actual roosters. I'm interested in breeding her to one of the roosters, however since she's taken the dominant role in pecking order, none of the roosters want anything to do with her - hence...
3 Buff Silkie Roosters for sale, 7 months old. Most important factor is that these roos go to a good home. No shipping, pick up only please. Do not need to sell together, will sell separately if you want only one. Again, most important factor is that these roos go to a good home and are well...
3 Buff Silkie Roosters for sale, 7 months old. Most important factor is that these roos go to a good home. No shipping, pick up only please. Do not need to sell together, will sell separately if you want only one. Again, most important factor is that these roos go to a good home and are well...
Do colors breed true in the bantam cochins?
If so, what if you bred a red hen to a black cockeral - would you have a 50/50 chance of getting a red cochin? What if you factor in the birchen color and breed it to another solid color cochin?
Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Curious to find out everyone's opinion:
Do you like the Hova-Bator model #1588 with egg turner, or the Brinsea, more energy efficient automatic incubator units?
Ok, is it necessary to turn your eggs in the incubator? Is so how often?
What if you didn't turn the eggs?
Is the automatic egg turner - really worth the extra money?
Look forward to your replies.
Thanks!
What's the best way to handle/ store eggs before they go into the incubator?
Also, how many days can you wait before putting them in the incubator and starting the incubation process?
I'm a newbie... trying to learn the process.
Thanks!