So I went on a week long trip leaving my daughter in charge. According to her description she saw roundworms. I've read about them and individual treatment. Is there anything I can use in their water? And treat again in 7-10 days? If so, for how long should I put it in the water? And is...
So I went on a week long trip leaving my daughter in charge. According to her description she saw roundworms. I've read about them and individual treatment. Is there anything I can use in their water? And treat again in 7-10 days? If so, for how long should I put it in the water? And is...
My flock has a cold! Runny noses and what sounds like a funny cough and sneezing! So I am giving them Doxycycline! In their water. They are laying and giving me a lot of eggs.
Question is: Can I cook the eggs and give them back to the flock being treated? Will cooking the eggs destroy the...
Hi everyone! I have two cockoo marans hens that are pure breed. They lay dark chocolate color eggs. I placed 8 of them, eggs, in a incubator and out of the 8 seven are hatching. But, and this is where I hope I am in the right place, I am getting yellow feathered chicks! 😳. I was expecting...
Hi Everyone. I already posted this in a vet group but did not get any input regarding what to do. Here is the posting. Maybe I can get more input in this group. I am becoming desperate since he seems to be walking less and less.
And he is not eating as much. 😔
His name is Gladstone...
I need to treat my girls for coccidiosis. I bought this bag but the directions are for huge flocks. I have only 50 chickens. What should be the amount of the meds per gallon of water?
Thank you. 🙏
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I am coming back again to the same subject since, no matter what I do, my duck egg hatch-ability rate is very low.
I am not new to incubating eggs, but definitely duck eggs this year, it is the first time.
Out of 41 duck eggs that I had in the incubator, only three hatch...
I want to share an experiment I did today.
I had hen eggs left over from April 1. I was apprehensive as to were they still good. So I floated the 4 dozens and the eggs in the picture are the ones that floated. I candled them and except for the one in the picture, their yolks in the egg...
Hi Everyone! As the subject say, my lady African goose, Daisy is laying eggs but not sitting on them. Last year she did the same thing and I tried to incubate them
but had no luck with them. I know Gladstone is mounting her in the pool, so the eggs must be fertile. I acquired Daisy from...
Hi everyone. Thank you ahead of time.
I acquired Cayuga Ducks and Ancona. When I noticed that the mothers were not going broodie I decided to incubate them. The problem is that I am having a 50% hatchability if not less from the eggs. They are developing and trying to hatch but dying in the...
Hi Everyone! Well so far my experiment with quails has been successful to a degree. (Never raised quails before.) We are collecting the eggs everyday etc. But, lately their feces are coming with a foamy white texture? All I know is that I see regular feces and then the foamy white stuff...
Hi everyone! I’ve got this juvenile and Can’t place his/her type! He came with a group of chicks I was adding to my flock. Sneaked in!😂. When I got home I realized was not same as chicks. He is now about 5 to 6 months old. He is small in size for his age and was always slow growing in...
Hi everyone! I have a clutch of eggs in the incubator since last Saturday. So today it is a week.
I want to kindle them to find out if they are good or bad. The hens might not have been keeping them warm during the nights and the temperatures were down to the mid 40's. So What am I...
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I’ve hatched a couple of clutches of Samara babies. For some reason, ( which I would like to know,) some of them are hatching with their feet not normal! Including pictures. Feet are forward!
And I kindled two of the last eggs from the same clutch to see if they will hatch and...
Hi everyone! Thank you ahead of time. Two questions.
So…I changed the feed from feed store to feed mill. Mostly because I end up saving money. also, because I get fast service and they do not run out of it!
1. My hens were laying more than a dozen eggs a day two to three months ago. I had...
Hi everyone, thank you ahead for your input! So I have been doing some research and I am not sure which incubator to buy.
Basically I am a small farm. The only eggs I have a lot of are chickens. I sell the eggs to some customers.
But, I do have Cayuga, Ancona and African Geese eggs that...
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So I made a secure cage for my young quails. Heavy duty and one that I can move around in the pasture. Everything was great until one night. I went to check on the flock to Tuck them in and I see that out of 12 there were only three quails left in the cage. I removed them and...
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This morning I found this little girl with these growths or hurts on her cob. I know it could be pecking order problem because she is at the bottom of the totem pole.
But, just in case it's something more critical. Here are some pictures. She is 6-7 months old. A leghorn. No...
Hi Everyone! Yesterday I took a look at this little girl from afar, and on my way out, and thought that she might not be doing well. She seemed to be slow moving, apart from the other ones, on the ground in a corner in the coop at night when we checked on her and her general demeanor was...
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This fall, middle of October, when the weather is not as hot, I am planning to treat my complete flock for Cocci.
This is an annual thing I do in the fall. This year I have some questions first.
1. Should I also treat the flock for other parasites? Even though I do not see...