I have a bit of a unique situation. We have two roosters recovering from injuries in our home. Last night my husband discovered that one rooster is infested with mites. This is a new development, as the roosters have been in the house for well over a month.
Another thing to note is that we have...
I have a female Broad Breasted White turkey that is about 3 1/2 months old. Within the last week she has started to become aggressive when I'm sitting down to hold the chickens or younger turkeys. The birds typically walk up to me or hop on my lap, so they're not squawking for help or anything...
Hello all. I currently have 2 incubators going at the moment. One is for peafowl eggs, (just placed them yesterday), and the other is for Ayam Cemani. None were shipped, so they've been handled carefully. The incubators are indoors, but I'd like to know if I should try dry-hatching both of them...
I discovered yesterday that some of our newer chicks have Coccidiosis. They were in a cage within the main coop and three of them have died. We removed the cage, chicks, and removed all hay and litter from underneath the cage; however, my husband and I do not know how to keep this from spreading...
I'm interested in finding out what breed of chicken this little one is. It came in with our shipment of Delawares from Hoover's Hatchery, but it's definitely not a Delaware. Gray legs, feet, beak, comb and vent. It's wings are tri-colored, (black, white, brown/tan). The black in the wings could...
I traded the city for the country and I am jumping into chicken farming head first. My fiance is experienced with chickens, but lost all of them during the winter to people and predators, so we're starting from square one with a new run, a new coop, and a butt load of Delaware chicks. We also...