I just hatched three of my turkey eggs. I had six of them, however the other three didn't make it unfortunatly. I was wondering what I should be expecting from a heritage bronze tom, and a blue slate hen. One came out blue slate, and two a bronze looking color. Is it just random? Or sexlinked? I...
Noticed this a few days ago, I cleaned it with a warm rag and used some vetericyn on it. Not sure what to do. then that's his normal eye. Hes already separated from the flock, hes my extra roo so hes been by himself for a long time.
I've been told this is definitely a serama hen, and then I have been told it looks more like a roo. I swear It squatted for me today which is why I started to question it! He was sold to me as a roo, and he does have a bigger comb than the other one that he came with, but they're from different...
I just got a new frizzled rooster from a lady I've known for a while. When I got him, he was bright red. He was living with 17 other roosters before he moved here - I havent heard him crow once. Yesterday I noticed he was starting to look a little pale in the face, and today well hes almost...
This is my second batch of chicks that have died right before hatch. There was about 15 eggs in both hatches, however both times the majority of them weren't my eggs which made me feel better. Barred bantam cochins. The first hatch I didnt have much hope for, 15 out of 36 eggs started...
My beloved hen sharron has been acting funny. Today is DAY 3. I thought it was just the heat.. then I thought it was potential egg binding because she ISNT EATING OR DRINKING and had some REALLY RUNNY DROPPINGS . I felt around her abdomen and there's not sign of egg. Today as I was about to feed...
We just bought our first chicken from an auction. A pair. The rooster is perfectly fine and has been seperated. The hen was not doing so well today so I checked her out and she's got eggs ALL OVER her. So much for my day off today. What do I do? I've seperated the others. She hasn't come in...
Okay. This is my first time hatching eggs. These are either a golden 300 crossed with a khaki Campbell drake or pure Khaki. I have a feeling it's the cross. Last time both eggs had died before hatch. This time I have 2 good eggs, the only 2 I put in, alive and well. Tomorrow is lock down...
I have a splash Polish rooster. He's in the pen with all of the girls, but I only incubate the Polish eggs. It seems they're the only ones fertile anyway. I'm getting some really cool looking chicks but they're all different looking. My hens are silver laced, golden laced, and black but the...
Yesterday I found one of my Jumbo Courtnix Quail with her head in the corner of the pen. She was not stuck, just puffed up with her head down. I figured she was dying so I put her in a box, brought her inside and let her be so she could be comfortable. Well, 7 hours later we checked on her...
I have a smooth polish rooster, Frizzled polish rooster, smooth silkies, Frizzled silkies, Frizzled satins and smooth satins. If I breed a Polish rooster to the silkie hens, would it result in a satin? Or is there a reason people breed them to cochins? I'm trying to figure out a good way to get...
None of my birds have been showing signs of illness. I have never lost a chick, and I have had a 100% hatch rate until today.
Today I had 3 eggs quit on me, a quail who was perfectly fine this morning die around 5pm, and a chick just stared at me and died in my hands.
2 of the eggs were from...
I have two duck eggs in the incubator right now, they're supposed to hatch on the 26th, I think I put them in on 3/29? I just candled them and it looks like they have somewhat of a blood ring. I've never incubated ducks, only chickens, but I've also never lost an egg besides those that weren't...
I am well aware that you can not breed normal frizzled chicken with other frizzled chickens. But what about frizzled silkies? Or sizzles? Would their feathers still be messed up and brittle since they don't really have any true feathers? I have one polish frizzle rooster with all of the normal...
Okay, I've been incubating a lot of eggs here lately. I'm having my third hatch tomorrow. So far I have had a 100% hatch rate. I just started incubating a different hen's eggs as well and it's just.. it's not working out well. Previously all 4 of her eggs hatched great and I had no problems at...
I just got some new polish chickens today. 5 hens and a rooster. I can't tell what type of rooster this is. He's beautiful. The hens are buff laced and golden laced.
I'm not sure if he's a mix or what. He's got an iridescent black tail.
I'm starting so sell some polish Frizzles. The colors could be silver laced, black, or white with specks. The rooster is also white with specks but his color doesn't show up a lot. I was wondering what a good price would be. Right now I have someone getting 10(6silver laced and then 4 of the...
Our little pekin duckling was outside today and we noticed he's not walking as good as the other one. He's got bowed legs and Pigeon feet. I think it's a niacin deficiency. Has anyone else had this problem? Any ideas how to fix it? He's only about 4-5 weeks old. I'm not going to cull him. He...
I've recently acquired two little ducklings. Actually it was yesterday when I was going to get more feed. How can you say no to their little faces. I got a khaki Campbell and my mom got a Pekin. We're both keeping one in our rooms so they're more social. Hopefully we get a Drake. But thats not...