I just got some new guinea keets and one of them has suddenly stoped moving , he just lays with his eyes closed and his vent is slightly protruding and bloody looking. Does anybody know whats wrong or how to help.
My red star hens abdomen has been red and swollen for the past three days. Her vent and abdomen are red and can be seen straining. I tried to feel for an egg, but didnt feel anything. She has stopped trying to leave the coop an now just sits down all day with her eyes closed. She also has yellow...
Can pure Ameraucana chicks have the wild type pattern? I'm trying to mess around with auto-sexing and blue egg genes and would need a bird that lays blue eggs and has the wild type pattern when it is a chick.and if an Ameraucana chick does have the wild type pattern could it still have...
Whats the maximum ammount of chickens you guys are able to care for yourselves? And how long does it take to feed/water/clean the flock and the coops? I've heard of some small farms where one person cares for 500 birds , but I have no idea if thats comfortable or if thats extremely close to...
Has anybody here tried to use easter eggers in a small farm for egg laying? If you have about how many eggs a year did they lay and how hard was it to sell the eggs / make a profit.
Have any of you used green houses for chicken coops, if so how did you set it up? What did you use for the walls and how well did it protect against rain a predators? Also what bedding did you use?
Do any of you have small farms that don't use leghorns? And if so what breeds do you use / how many eggs a yeat do they lay. I'm looking into different breeds if chickens to use in a small farm but I don't like how susceptible Leghorns are to reproductive issues and diseases. Plus the males...
I've got chicks hatching on wednesday and wanted to ask for tips on feeding and bedding. Are paper towels ok or should they be kept on pine shavings? Should I add garlic to the water? Is it ok to mix cooked egg yolks in with their feed for extra protien? What treats would be best for them once...
I have some eggs incubating at my school but I might not be able to get to them on the 18th day of incubation, which is tommrow.Can the chicks still hatch if the turner is turned off on the 19th day or will it confuse them when they try to position their beaks?
Does anybody know what breed of chicken is barred with grey feet and a single comb.I thought she was a barred rock but realized that the leg colors didnt match up.Thr person i got her from didnt know her breed and she laid cream colored almost white eggs.
Im doing an experiment to figure out the best states to start an egg producing farm in.
If you want to help with experiment just list the ammount you sell your eggs for, the cost of a 50 lb feed bag where you live, and the state you live in.
State: California
Egg price : 3.5$ no specialties...
My flock that i hatched 6 months ago has started to show signs if bronchitis , but the symptoms are still mild (occasional sneezing and a few have diarrhea).I have a hen who survived it years ago and did not know that they can be carrierers even after their symptoms have passed.She has been...
Is it legal to label eggs as grade AA and free range without USDA certification if you just dont add usda certified or are those descriptions only for USDA certified things ?
I'm going to be selling eggs for the first time from my hatched hens at my local farmers market.Does anybody have any tips or things I should know about selling eggs.The only competition that I know of is a table that sells duck eggs but their's are $4 for 6 eggs and mine will be $3 for a dozen
One of my young roosters was attacked last night. His face is scratched up and one of hus eyes wont open. His back is also scratched up with no skin on one part. Another hen was found with no head. I put some ointment on his head and back where he was bleeding to help keep it clean and lessen...
Sorry if this isn't the right area but one of my hens has been having a lot of egg laying issues and acting Wierd. She used to be my top layer ( I think she is an RIR leghorn cross ) but for the past month or 2 she has been laying once or twice a week and any eggs I do get are either eaten by...
When I woke up the heater that the I had set up for my 4 day old chicks was cold and the smallest chick was snuggled by the bottom of it and Im not sure if he hit crushed at all. I warmed him up inside but he's acting very weak as if he just hatched,has very visible veins in his legs and won't...
The chick pipped on Monday 6/4/18 but hasn't made much progress in 2 days the hole has grown to about thumbnail width but has stayed that size for a day and the membrane has turned brown now. Is there anything I should do to help it. The chick has been peeping and wiggling it's beak but it's not...