I have a 2 year old Chinese goose. She started limping about two months ago and now cannot walk or stand. Avian vet said no broken bones and put her on metacam for pain and swelling. After 7 day there are no changes. I noticed that when she sits she is constantly shaking her head or rubbing her...
I have an almost 6 month Chinese goose that I always thought was a boy since he road my duck every time they got in the small pool I have for them. I thought he, now she, was breeding the duck but he would never breed my other Toulouse goose I have.
Now today that very same goose laid an egg...
Hello,
I have had chickens for several years now but acquired a female duck and goose in April, both raised from babies so I hope to get eggs from both of them soon.
The chickens sleep in the coop and the duck and goose sleep inside some nights and outside some nights, they all live in...
I have a Cayuga duck, Toulouse Goose and an Chinese goose. All three where born in the last week of April of this year. Can anyone give me an idea of when I might seen an egg from any of these.
Dennis
Should chickens eat grass seed? I have several bags of unused, old grass seed, it is to old to germinate so can I feed it to them mixed in with their food?
Dennis
I have a chance to order Blue Cochin pullet chicks through Ideal Hatchery. They were not available when I placed my order in January and were on backorder until May. They just called and they are now available for those who are on the wait list. I only want 2 or 3 so if anyone would like to...
Cracked a brown egg this morning and it had this dark mass in it, any ideas? The egg was layed three days ago and had a very dark swirl on the end. The mass was soft but firm.
I hope it is a once in a lifetime experiance!
I hope someone can help. One of my 3-month old hens suddenly couldn't walk. She can't manage to get out of the pen to eat and drink, She eats well when I take food to her so she has a good appetite. I have started some vitamins but her toes are all curled up and every thing was stiff. She is...
I have 6 newly hatched chicks. I would like to see the momma raise them along with all of my other chickens. I have a small flock of 12 birds, 11 two year old hens and 1 two year old rooster. Will the other hens hurt or kill the new babies or will the momma be able to take care of them like they...
I am fairly new to chickens, it will be three years in June. I don't ever see myself without them now. I see so many wooden coops but none made out of concrete blocks. Is this just a cost factor or is there another reason or two? Would it be to hot for the chickens?
My rooster was blinded by a dog attack a week and a half ago, after several days of hand/spoon feeding I have finally taught him to eat and drink on his own. I am so thankful, I didn't want to loose him. I am still hopeful he get his sight back. Both eyes are back to normal color and one now...
On Monday I had a dog attack on my chickens, came home to 13 dead birds all over the yard. No obvious injuries just feathers and birds strung out over my one acre property. Sad say that's for sure.
I found the other 12 all hiding in various places. Three had some serious head swelling, so bad...
My cochin has been on her eggs for 23 days now, one chick started to hatch on day 20 but was stepped on or sat on and didn't make it. It appears the remaining eggs are not going to hatch. Should I put more fresh fertile eggs under her and have her sit for 21 more days or try and buy some 2-3 day...
I have five 10 day old Sultan eggs that I candled, they all have the spider web look with half of the egg being dark. From what I can see this is normal. When I rotate the egg the dark fluid rolls or real slowly moves in the egg, is this normal or should it be fairly stationary in the egg?
Thanks
I have three broody hens all at the same time, UG! They are all in the general population right now with just a couple eggs under each of them. Each egg is marked for indentification of being an original egg I placed under the hen. Each day when I come home I find at least one new egg under...
Has anyone ever added a few store bought chicks to a bunch of new born chicks by a broody hen? I have a hen that has three two day old chicks, I was hoping to raise six new chicks in this hatch. Do you think I could slip a few chicks under her at night if they were about the same size?
Thanks