I was hoping I might draw upon your expertise with chickens and CRD. I unknowingly introduced CRD to my flock pretty early in my chicken raising experience (about 4 months into the first year) and I am now on year 3 of chicken crazy. I was able to get a positive MG result back from a cockerel...
I believe this was laid by one of my younger pullets. I have seen shell-less eggs, but I have never found one with the extra external and internal parts this one has.
I have a 2+ year old Buff Orpington hen. I thought I observed blood in her vent area, so caught her for a closer examination. Her lower abdomen is swollen and bright red. I did attempt to drain her--thick, blood tinged pus that doesn't want to drain. She is still alert and bright, but is...
I am about to start "Round 3" in my farm Innovators 2250 Circulated Air incubator. My first 2 hatches were less than 50%, largely due (I believe) to the wide variance of temperature zones within the incubator (97.3 in "front corners" to 102+ near the turner motor).
I enlisted the technical...
Have scoured the forums and the internet gathering information. I have a 16 week old Black Copper Marian pullet that I have been treating with LA 200 for a respiratory infection (issue has moved through nearly every pullet in my April hatch, but my 1 1/2 year old hens are happy and laying). IBV...
I had just started my second attempt at incubating eggs (the first was a failure with a poor quality incubator and several infertile eggs...but a definite learning experience) when one of the girls became quite broody. I waited three days (eggs went in the incubator on Monday) to confirm her...