So I had a late African gosling to hatch and I had 3 little game chicks. I put them together until I could incorporate the gosling into the flock. Today I find all three chicks with no tail/vent feathers and I’m pretty sure I know the culprit. What can I put on the chicks now that I’ve separated...
I’m looking for someone who’s knowledgeable about Hennie’s. I was gifted an Irish Hennie as a chick, he’s 2 now. I’ve read a lot about the breed but can’t find anything that distinguishes why he’s called “Irish” I can post some pics if it helps but really I need him gone from my farm because...
So I’ve had the absolute craziest thing happen on my farm. I have purebred show birds. Albany,clarets, hatches, brown reds, pyles…..etc. I’ve raised them from babies and now my pullets are laying. I’m so excited to get my F1’s !!! So I go gather eggs to start incubating and find a huge clutch of...
So I just got a pair of African Geese. Literally yesterday. My very first ever. They just got laying age. I know nothing of them. I got a pair of white Chinese goslings the day before. Again my very first. I am ignorant as to how to care for them. I just know that they need a shelter for night...
This is Scooter. I don’t know yet if it’s a boy or girl but I’m thinking boy. Anyway from hatching it’s been wide open! Never stopped. One morning I went to feed and Scooter had been attacked by another chick. I brought it inside gave it TLC and it was able to be reintegrated into the flock. A...