My two year old Silkie Roo recently seemed to be feeling a little unwell. I checked on him one day because he looked puffed out as if he was cold, which was rare for him. He perked up when he saw me and was moving normally so I didn't think anything of it. The next day, he was staying away...
1) Initially two D'Uccles; now my Silkie, Old English, and all of my D'Uccles have shown symptoms.
2) Sneezing is the only clear symptom, one D'Uccle had some clear snot.
3) Sypmtoms have been present for four days.
4) Six out of 13 have showed symptoms/sneezed.
5) No trauma or broken bones.
6)...
Sunday night I had noticed two of my D'Uccles (7 months) were sneezing quite a bit. Monday morning I went out to put electrolytes in their water and now 3 or 4 more birds are sneezing and having a tough time crowing. Nothing else seems wrong with them. I did some research and found out that...
my boss's guineas
Miles & Roadrunner...any idea what she is?
Miles again
roadrunner, still confused as to what she is.
Milton
Milton and his girl, who needs a name.
Milton and his girl again.
Young Milton.
This is Honey-bunches. my boss had her and he thinks she got stampeded...
My old boss is giving me this cute little silver Banty. Her name is Roadrunner because she used to be lightning fast. One day he came home and she had a leg injury and was hopping around. He eventually had to seperate her from the flock because she got worse, possibly from being picked on...
Rural King was supposed to order silkies and Mille Fluers from Cackle Hatchery for me. I worked exclusively with the manager until I picked them up. A month later, I notice my Millies still don't have feathers on their feet. Cackle hatchery has a video of what the chicks are supposed to look...
Good news! Our walk-in door blew open the other night while we were away. My lab was the only one home with the chicks and she didn't bother them! She could have easily knocked the brooder over, got in the brooder, or otherwise disturbed the chicks and she didn't!!
So I think we're going to...
So I've been working with my 3 yo lab as much as possible to get her used to the chicks. She is really jealous and I don't know how to break her of this. I don't trust her around them at all, but I let her see them when they're on my lap and last night I tried to put one on the floor with her...
I have a 3 year old black lab that is sweet as sugar, but she has always killed racoons, groundhogs, possums, and other rodents that were on our property - and been praised for it. I taught her not to kill bunnies and she doesn't mess with the neighbors chickens, although she is curious and...
I'm Angie. I don't have chickens yet, but we had layers on our farm while I was growing up. I looooove chickens so that is part of why I chose them to be the first pets that I raise.
I am ordering 10-15 Silkies and Mille Fleurs that will be here in a month or so. I am turning my old garden shed back in to a chicken coup, but my garden will be just outside of the coup. So I was wondering if Bantams are good for eating bugs in the garden. I am also concerned about them...