I have a sweet young Brahma that is not well. I have been watching her the last few days and this morning I picked her up to discover she has something hard around her face. I am posting a picture to see if you have seen anything like it. I checked her vent and that looks fine but this...
I have a young pullet housed with two others the same age. The two OEs have feathers missing and it continues to worsen even though I am giving them more space. I have not seen any aggressive behavior and it is only these two even though they were housed with other pullets until recently. They...
Hi Friends—My broody raised two adorable Cochins who are now about 8 weeks old. I’m no expert, but I’m thinking they are cockerels. Can the Cochin experts chime in and help me?
Hello All,
Would love some input on my first hatch.
Put fertilized eggs under two broody hens. (Purchased a doz from a local who has a low roo to hen ratio.)
One hen has Maran and Olive Egger eggs under her. One egg broke when another hen went into the nest early on. I wiped off the remaining...
Hello All— Thinking of starting a new spring flock of bantams that will help with kitchen garden clean up. I am looking at silkies, Cochins and perhaps d’Uccles. Experiences? Advice? Resources?