I thought that maybe my birds were just being picky since I had to switch them back to Purina Flock Raiser crumbles since the place I usually bought X-Cel 18% crumble from had closed down.
I bought a bag of Nutrena Naturewise 16% crumble but they refused to touch it no matter how I gave it to...
I picked up 2 ducklings from Tractor Supply on Thursday an hour before closing and I've been handling them both a lot since then so I didn't notice this one's eyes until today when I was giving them a bath in the bathroom sink.
I never notice any cloudy stuff in the worst eye and I feel bad...
I've recently been finding 2 eggs in the nesting box the same day everyday. At first, I assumed our Wyandotte hen was having a small glitch that caused her to lay 2 eggs but then I was finding 2 eggs everyday which I know is impossible for a single hen to lay 2 eggs everyday.
Our senior BSL hen...
I picked up a Serama cockerel from someone nearby on Tuesday(Feb 18th) and all was going well the first night until the next morning when I found him shivering and puffed up while standing on one leg.
My first thought was he had an issue so I gave him Nutri-Drench to help perk him up.
He's...
I stumbled across a post where a breeder is rehoming this rooster.
For those who own and breed them, how good does he look?
I need to know because I have another breeder I've been speaking to about getting chicks from them in spring and will need a good breeding rooster.
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Our drake Colonel passed away today.
He was 5 years old.
He's been such a great drake and has fathered so many offspring for us.
He'll be greatly missed
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We have a Serama cockerel named Tiny who has started crowing for us. When I got him months ago, I already knew he was a cockerel because that was the reason he was given away.
The problem I have with this, is we already have a Serama rooster named Scout who already lets out a strangled crow only...
Not sure what is happening with my birds but it's very confusing.
A few days ago, I started keeping my birds locked up until around an hour before dusk as we've had hawk issues so I wanted to ensure that I was out there watching them.
However, I've noticed a few of the hens have been laying...
Our silkied Serama rooster named Scout is lethargic. When I picked him up, I felt how thin he was. He is normally hiding from me whenever I go outside so I didn't keep an eye on him daily.
I gave him some Nutri-Drench a few minutes ago.
He's not thin to the point of culling right away but I'd...
The uncovered section of their yard is constantly mud despite my efforts to do something about it. It's begun to soak into their covered section.
Unfortunately we haven't gotten what we need to finish covering the rest of their yard completely.
I just need something to work until we finish...
Got this bird as a day old chick in January from a breeder.
Unfortunately these are the only photos I can get of it as it just wants to perch on my head.
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Sebright eggs.
It's day 23 and still no pips but all 5 chicks are still moving around in the eggs when I candled them earlier today. The humidity is where it should be as I have the AcuRite Indoor Digital Thermometer & Hygrometer in the incubator.
How long should I wait before I toss them?
My almost 8 year old Black sex link hen still lays and I'm confused why because she should have stopped by now at her age.
And yes I know she still lays because I watched her drop a hot one this morning while I was changing the bedding in the coop.
I'm not mad, just confused.
My flock are pets...
I recently took our almost 14 year old male cat Moses to the vet to get a check up since he hasn't seen a vet since he got neutered at 1yr. The vet checked his mouth and discovered that he lost a few of his teeth. He currently doesn't have any issues eating but I don't want him to starve if he...
I've been having cost issues recently when feeding the ducks and since I'm in the middle of hearing back from a possible job(Interview went extremely well), I need a temporary solution. Currently I only feed the ducks once a day.
I can currently only BUY a feeder until after I get the job.
I...
Later this year I'll be hatching out our bantams' eggs but I've never done bantam eggs before so I'd like advice.
I'm more use to standard size eggs and duck eggs.
I got a chick that's around 5-6 weeks old and she's not gaining weight. I noticed a few weeks back that she was a bit skinny, more so than the other chicks. I let her eat separately but now I've noticed that she's not even gaining weight as much as she needs to.
She's eating & drinking fine...
First I'd like to mention that any offspring that hatch out, I'll either be keeping for food, to even out male-to-female ratio, or dropping off at auction.
Edit: I have no plans to keep the IR drakes after breeding so I don't plan to breed them to the IR ducks I have. Please don't tell me to...
When I picked up the Seramas a few months ago, I was told 3 roos 6 hens/pullets.
I already knew which were the roos at the time but I'm sure I was lied to about this "hen"
We've lost 2 of the roosters so we're down to just Scout.
My dad told me he heard not only Scout but possibly this bird...