Search results for query: *

  1. Chickens :)

    Inbreeding trait?

    Hi there, I am just curious about this: Is there a possibility that if a line is inbred for more than 4 generations antibiotic resistance can occur for specific antibiotics that were used in that line? Thank you for any responses :)
  2. Chickens :)

    Disease passing on?

    Hi there. Recently I have noticed my hens are all sneezing a bit. I am going to give them some medicine to help with that. The problem is, I am collecting eggs from one of the hens. My question is will a respiratory illness pass onto the eggs I am hatching. I won’t be giving my chickens any...
  3. Chickens :)

    Respiratory disease???

    Hi there, I have a pullet who is nearly 1 year old. She has a wheezing sound coming from her chest and has been sneezing. About 5 weeks ago she stopped laying and I thought maybe she was eating the eggs so I went on an investigation and I found out she wasn’t but instead stopped laying. She...
  4. Chickens :)

    Bare back hen

    hi there. I have a rooster in with 6 girls and have noticed he has a favourite whose back is bare. I haven’t been able to catch this hen for a while but today I did and noticed it. It isn’t bleeding but just doesn’t have any feathers on it. I am taking the rooster away for a while until they...
  5. Chickens :)

    Earwax????

    hi there. I have a 10 month old frizzle cockerel who has got a whole lot of earwax in and around his ears. He has had this ever since he was little and it goes away after a few days and cones back again after a week. I was wondering if there is anything I can do for it. It seems to be annoying...
  6. Chickens :)

    Frizzles

    Hi there. I am showing white and buff frizzles and are looking to introduce a new line. Does anyone know where I could find some quality pure bred frizzles? I am in Australia so preferably no shipping birds. Thankyou
  7. Chickens :)

    Wheaten x buff

    Hi there. I was just wondering what the outcome would be if I crossed a buff smooth rooster and a frizzled wheaten hen? Is the buff or wheaten the dominant colour? Thanks for any responses
  8. Chickens :)

    Cockerel wheezing??

    Hello everyone, over the last week I have noticed my 5 month cokerel has been occasionally wheezing. When I pick him up he wheezes but eventually stops and same when I go into his cage. He doesn’t really like to be held and I have been trying to train him so he becomes more friendly. Is he...
  9. Chickens :)

    Weezing cockerel and ear wax in ears

    Hello, I have a cockerel that is about 17 weeks old and has been showing some odd signs. He has just started wheezing whenever I hold him or if he runs around for a bit. He also had his ears full of ear wax and the feathers around it covered in it which I used warm water to gently wipe off. Any...
  10. Chickens :)

    Chicken with hard lump under beak

    Hello. I recently had a mother hen who had left her chicks at 6 weeks and went back to the coop. She was eating normally and began laying as well. About 4 weeks later, I noticed a small lump under her beak which seemed to have a hole in it. Any ideas on what it could be? Is it a mite or maybe a...
  11. Chickens :)

    Sexing chicks

    Hello everyone. I just hatched eggs under my 3 broody hens and was just wondering when I will be able to sex them? They are frizzle bantams and are 1 week old. I know this is probably way too early to tell but when I do what will I look for? This is my first time raising frizzle bantams and...
  12. Chickens :)

    How do I safely treat my 2-3 day old chicks who have mites?

    hello! I recently hatched some chicks under my three broody hens for the first time. They did really well ending up with 8. I have a question though. How do I treat these chicks which have somehow managed to get mites?? The broody hens don’t have a single one just the chicks. I have some DE and...
  13. Chickens :)

    Please help!!!

    I have a baby chick that hatched but has it’s eyelid covering it’s eye. What do I do? Will it be ok??
  14. Chickens :)

    Is this normal broody behaviour?

    hello everyone. I have a broody hen that has been sitting on her eggs for a week now but I have noticed some strange behaviours. There are two other broody hens that I put eggs under at the same time and they are doing really well. They get off the eggs twice a day and eat and drink, the other...
  15. Chickens :)

    Broody hen scratching her beak

    hello everyone. I have a broody hen that has been sitting on her eggs for a week now but I have noticed some strange behaviours. There are two other broody hens that I put eggs under at the same time and they are doing really well. They get off the eggs twice a day and eat and drink, the other...
  16. Chickens :)

    Broody hen being picked on

    hello everyone! I have got a broody hen who sits in the nesting box all day but occasionally comes out to get some food and water. I have noticed a couple of times that when she goes out of the nesting box she can’t get back in because the other birds are attacking her and blocking her way. She...
  17. Chickens :)

    Three broody hens!

    Hello everyone! About 2 weeks ago I went to my coop and found one broody hen. The next day I went to check on her and found that there was another broody hen! And then about 1 week later there was another broody hen! All of these hens are frizzles which are said to be very broody breeds. I...
  18. Chickens :)

    Chicken moulting again?

    Hello I live in Australia and I am just wondering if you could help me. One of my chickens just finished moulting and she was healthy, laying eggs and doing what chickens do until I noticed her feathers on the ground again. Should I be worried that she is moulting again? Do you have any...
  19. Chickens :)

    Does this chicken have mereks disease?

    Hi everyone! I live in Australia and I am just wondering if anyone has any ideas on what is going on with my speckled Sussex chickens. Firstly, I bought some chicks from a breeder who offered to take our roosters back but didn’t mention whether they were vaccinated or not. He sold them to us...
  20. Chickens :)

    Missing and damaged feathers

    Hi everyone! I have a Lohman hen that is just over 4 years old now. She still lays which is amazing because all of the others from her breed have already stopped laying. I have noticed though that her feathers have started to look really ruff and damaged and she is missing some feathers. I have...
Back
Top Bottom