I have a 1 year old chocolate Silver Laced Rooster With about 1” spurs. He’s friendly. I think he runs when he senses danger instead of protecting his flock. Found him under the coop with the rest of the hens while a hawk devoured my english lavender. He‘s amorous with 6 favorite hens out of...
I have a flock of 25 and noticed one gurgling and 2 sneezing. Weather has changed drastically in northern Michigan from summer to cold and wet fall. This morning is treatment day 6 of 7 for Tylan (1 tsp power per gallon). As of yesterday, 2 are still sneezing. Can I treat for 10 days? Or...
I’m not new to hatching but this is a first for me. Using a Brinsea Maxi II Automatic. Temp and humidity show proper (99.5° and 45% humidity). My concern is today is day 16 and eggs are wiggling! Lockdown isn’t until Monday morning so I’m wondering if I should lockdown sooner for early hatch.
UPDATE ... IT HATCHED
Hatching egg pipped 30 hours ago. Small progress other than to now have its beak out biting air for last 6 hrs. I’m familiar with assisting, but only with malpositioned and wrong end pips. Advice appreciated
Baby chick born on Easter with what I think is an umbilical hernia. It had the umbilical cord wrapped around one leg which I clipped. It is separated from others in clean brooder. Any advice on if this can be treated would be appreciated.
Happy Easter! I purchased a mix of Orpington Hatching Eggs. They are 5 weeks old and I’m hoping someone can help me identify what kind they are. Thank you!
2-Year old Hen with both feet swollen. She wasn’t limping, walking fine but I noticed the swelling and separated her to heated barn. Feeding warm water and watermelon hoping to flush out her kidneys. Appreciare any advice.
I have a 23 week old Blue/Black Orpington cockerel that has not crowed or announced when food is available for 27 hens. He is fighting with other hens and mostly chasing and fighting with our most submissive hen. He tried bumping me once but mostly will come running to me and I can pick up...
Pulled 1-yr old Lavender hen from run 16 days ago; head tucked and not eating
Put in a heated barn with 10 days syringing Tylan and Nutra-Drench
Empty crop nothing feels lodged
Not egg bound
Pale comb
No signs of runny eyes, labored or raspy breathing
Still not eating or drinking on own and will...
Does my 2-1/2 yr old Rooster have abnormal spur growth? There is only a bone like spur "cap" on the tip and from his leg to the cap it's thick and round and scaled and looks like his leg and toes do. Just curious...here's pictures of them:
I have a 2 year old Lavender Rooster. Past few months his crow will sound sickly so I quarantine him for 3-5 days and administer Tylan in water. He gets better so I send him out and a couple weeks later it’s bad again. He’s eating and drinking fine, no lesions or raspy sounds breathing that I...
I incubated 25 Jubilee Orpington's. Most are white in liver colored but several are dark feathered. Curious if I have a genetic default or if this is common.
I have 3 hens that have garbled breathing. It started after we had a 103° day (free ranged) and an 89° night in their coop. Their coop is very clean. By the next morning, the temp went down to 52° and cold rain. I have been treating (4 full days so far) the whole flock with 1 tsp Tylan per...
I have a 1 yr old Lavender Rooster. He injured one of his spurs about 3 months ago. The whole spur came off and there's just bone now. I treated it with antibiotic spray and steptic powder and it stopped bleeding. The bleeding came back about two weeks later; I repeated treatment. And again...
this is a picture of a Jubilee Orpington 1 day old. I've had a brace on it for 24 hours. About 20% stronger but still hoping around. The foot on the left is about twice as large as the right when extended. Any idea why?
7 wiggling eggs in the Brinsea and huge snow/ice storm in northern lower Michigan. Worst is yet to come tonight with the possibility of losing power real. I have gas fireplace going for continuous heat but would like suggestions.
Need advice for a 2-yr old Buff Hen that had a pasty butt with normal colored droppings. I washed her and checked to ensure she wasn't egg bound. Next day she was normal so I put her back in coop. It's been a week but now last 2 days she's not interested in eating and has yellow/green...
I have a porous egg still in incubator. All other eggs finished. This egg was wiggling and wobbling yesterday but I haven't seen movement since and no pip; day 22-1/2. Thinking of doing a water test but concerned I would drown it. Suggestions?