I had a rooster was eating and drinking trying to crow and no noise. No coughing or sneezing. Comb and wattle were turning purple. I am assuming respiratory disease or gape worms not sure. I isolated him dosed him with tylan 50 and some Vet-x which was unsuccessful. Lost him after a week of...
Thia is my first letting a hen hatch. I have a serama sitting on 6 eggs. Today I noticed I have a pip so babies are on the way!!! My question is Do I leave the babies woth her or remove them. Im in NJ day temps around 60 but at night we can get in the 40's. She is separated from the rest of...
Chillin' With My Peeps
I have 12 polish top knot eggs (shipped) in my incubator. Temp 100-101.5 humidity 50-54% days 1-17. On day 18 all were candled moving had air cell and removed from turning tray. I increased humidity to 65-70% I'm half way thru day 21 and nothing is happening. I guess I'm...
I'm adding 4 windows to my coop and would like to know how to keep the coop predator proof if the windows remain open at night with the screen. I'm thinking hardware cloth but how to attach it to the window so it remain functional. I'm mainly asking for the one window that faces my house. The...
By the end of April I will have 24 standard and 4 bantams what size coop is needed. I plan on attaching a run 12x16. The current coop and run I have holds 8. plan on building 1 large enough for all of them.
I have a 20 week old light brahma roo, he just found his voice. I'm sad that I am unable to keep him because of the neighborhood I live in. I'm located in Ocean County New Jersey. Anyone interested in my Handsome boy. This picture is from 3 weeks ago. I will post a current one tomorrow.
My flock will be 13 weeks old on Tuesday any help with sexing will be appreciated. The legs are banded in color.
Purple band Odette Pink is Olivia leghorn in back is Anna
This is Elsa green
Petunia teal
Roberta orange
Callie purple
Harriet Orange
Sophie teal. Allie blue
Lana pink...
What do you do when you take your 2 1/2 y.o. nephew for a nature walk and he hands me every pine cone he finds with a smile. You make chicken treats!
1/2 cup coconut oil
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1 cup meal worms
1 cup black oil sunflower seeds
2 cups parekeet food (Can use other small...
I have 8 week old chicks. They are supposed to be all hens. They are light brahma, black silver laced wyandotte, brown leghorn and polish top knot. When can I post pictures to see if I have any cockerals?
I have concerns about tomorrow and Saturdays evening temps. They are calling for 21 and 23 over night. I have 13 7 week old chicks (3 easter eggers 3 light brahmas 3 silver laced wyandotte and 4 brown leghorn) i wrapped 3 sides of the run with plastic left the tops open. The coop is my...
I'm looking to make sure I don't over do it or do to little. I live at the Jersey shore about 4 miles inland so noreaster winds are a factor. I plan on using 4 gauge vinyl to wrap the run leaving an inch at the top for ventalation and firing strips to attach and not sealing at bottom leaving...
These are my 3 six week old easter eggers and one of my brown leghorn. I think the darker egger (orange band ) is a cockerel I see 3 rows of bumps on the comb. The other 2 (green and teal) I think are pullets. The leghorn (yellow) has a redish crown and waddles so i suspect a cockerel.
I'm trying to integrate 13 5 week old chicks with 2 4 week old chicks. They have been sharing a brooder with a divider for about a week now. The older ones don't peck at the divider. I removed the divider all seemed well. A couple of the older chickens after awhile started pecking and...