Hi guys,
It been a while, unfortunately I sold all my hens and my hatching business because I had to focus on my Alevels. But I still have my Brinsea OvaEasy Incubator in my garage sitting there collecting dust.
So I decided to sell it, upon doing so realised that the metal on the floor of the...
Hi guys,
I have been on holiday for two weeks and my brother was taking care of them. My brother doesnt have as much chicken knowledge as I do but he told me that two out of three of my chickens had died although they had food and water. I returned back from my holidag and had a look at the...
Hi there, I have chicks who are pooing blood. I obviously thought it was cocci but the problem is I have no sulmet, but I do have medication called Doxin, picture attached. Can I use this for them?
Hi there, I have a chick around 4 months old and she lives with a broody hen and her chicks. Recently I have found that this chick is not walking correctly. She sort of hops in a way and tries to avoid pressing on her left leg. She stands normally and its just fine but she cant walk that much. I...
Hi there,
I have a large ova-easy brinsea incubator and i hatch chicks weekly to sell. Alot of the time I get exploding eggs and I am unsure of why that happens, is it to do with the humidity or the temperature or many the pressure or something? Can someone please explain the science behind it.
Hi guys, I have about 20 chicks currently only about 2-3 days old. Currently in England, the weather has been really hot and I have my chicks in my garage which is even hotter than outside, and I have also got two chick brooder plates for them. So I woke up this morning to see alot of my chicks...
Hi guys, I have a pair of frizzle bantams and they used to be with everyone else in the flock (of 15.) They are the smallest of the flock and the rooster only breeds his frizzle wife, about a month ago, I noticed that they were losing quite a lot of feathers and they looked almost naked. So I...
Hello guys, just a quick question. I have a coop that you can walk into and everytime I walk in, I come out scratching myself from head to toe, and theyre mites. Ive seen all sorts of types green ones, red ones, big ones, small ones and its really annoying. I have been trying to look for the...
Hello guys, so I hatch some pekin bantams two days ago and I noticed one chick had a problem with its neck. Im no expert but I think it may be a wry neck. The problem is that I think that he isn't eating or drinking, and whenever I bring him out of the chick brooder he cries until he gets back...
Hello guys, I was wondering what chicken breed this chicken was because I sold it and I wanted to get some hatching eggs. I thought it was a black bantam Orpington but I am not sure. It lays a white-ish colour, maybe off-white.
What soil or sand to I need to get in order to make a good dirt bath for my chickens? I thought of mixing soil and sand together but I am not sure. Please help. Thanks
Hello guys, this is very urgent and there is a life in danger.
Basically I wanted to hatch out some eggs and today was the 20th day. so I was checking them and one of them I put on the edge and I have a hatching tray that moves three times a day and the egg that was on the edge was in between...
Hello guys, I had a flock with only hens and last summer I bought Ayam Cemani eggs and I only got one rooster out that. I later bought frizzles, silkies eggs and I rented a rooster from my friend and hatched some of our eggs. Lets just say, I went all chickohalic last summer, so now Ive got one...
Hello again guys,
First of all I want to thank you all soo much for everything because you always help me whenever I need help.
So basically it all started when one of my incubated chickens (thats grown up) had a really swollen eye and after researching and asking you guys, I came to the...
Hello guys I need quick help pls,
Whenever I walk into my coop, I always walk out itching every part of my body. I think they are bugs or something, I found one on my hand so I took a picture. One of them was crawling through my phone as I was writting this. However as soon as I shower theyll...
Hello I want to know what breed this hen is, unfortunately, she passed away and her death was tragic so I want to get there breed. She was absolute perfect I just need more of her. She lays blue eggs and she is fully black. She was a beautiful bird, I miss her so much.