I had a little 10 month old D’uccle pullet begin showing neurological signs about a month ago and immediately pulled her and quarantined her away from the rest of my flock. After 3 weeks of medication, supportive care, and supplements, there was absolutely no improvement so I had her euthanized...
Hi everyone! Any idea if these guys are hens or Roos? They are two weeks old and I’m thinking 3 hens and 1 roo, however, my luck is usually skewed towards roosters so this seems unrealistic lol. Help! Male or female?!
Hi everyone! I purchased 4 silkies for myself and 3 Tolbubt Polish for my friend from a local poultry gathering. Two of the silkies are beautiful and good quality (the blue and the buffs with top knots and obvious beards). 2, not so much. The other blue one appears to be a smooth feather silkie...
I got this little one today and was told it is pure silkie but I have my doubts. It looks like it has a single comb to me but not as tall. Also any guesses to gender (I know it’s way too early most likely). Thank you in advance!
just wanted to thank everyone for the numerous coccidia posts on here. I brought in a new little pullet a couple weeks ago who gave my other 2 chicks raging coccidia overload. My favorite (Chippy, a tiny guy) got super sick and I thought he/she would die. Chippy was so lethargic, dehydrated...
hi everyone! I recently saved a little tiny straight run bantam, Chippy, who was nearly dead at my feed store. I handfed it bird starter, fully expecting it to die, but amazingly it lived. It had a nasty URI but has since gotten much better thanks to antibiotics. It’s super friendly and I really...
Hi Everyone! I’m new to BYC and am excited to connect with others who love chickens. I am a wildlife rehabilitatior but this is my first experience with chicks. I only have a couple or chicks currently (partridge silkie and mystery bantam) but have gotten about 10 in the past month who have been...