Today when I took my black copper marans out of his cage, I felt a lump that almost feels like a crop would when it is full of food but it was way down his belly and far away from his crop so I know it's not his crop. It's almost squishy and I have a guy that is coming out today that would like...
Our 14 standard hens, and some of our bantams are going through the problem of their feathers being plucked out and eaten by one another. This is has been going on for a while and I dont know how to stop it? The show is just a month and three weeks away. Will they have time to grow back? What...
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Some of my chicks recently developed coccidiosis. I was decideding between two products, sulmet, and corid. Which of these is better. Also can poultry cocidiosis spread to goats and horses. Should I give them the meds too? They are already pooping blood. Is it too late? Thank you.
We have adoreable spring chicks ready for pick up! They were bred from my chickens and are very healthy. We have crossbreeds and a couple pure breeds such as: splash cochin, silkie (white and black; only one white left.) Our cross breeds for standards are definitly part cochin + etheir buff...
I am crying my eyes out right now. I just lost the most beautiful Wheaten Amerucana Bantam pullet. Her name is Banana, and her birthday was in two weeks. She was going to become a hen, and I lost her! I miss her so much. We think she was egg bound. Was there anything I could of done? I was at...
One of my baby chicks has wry neck. I did some research and they said to get poly vistal. How much do you give per dosage, how often, and for how long? Also do you feed it to them or put it in their water?
I helped a chick out, it is the 23 rd day. She pipped and stopped moving so i helped her out but she didnt fully absorb her yolk. She is fully out of her shell, what should i do?
Hi! I candled recently and it was a blast! We lost two eggs out of 42. Not bad, and this is my first time incubating. I would like to thank all of you, I wouldnt have done it with out your help. Today is the 18th day and they are going into lockdown. So excited! Wish me luck!
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HI! Could someone tell me what things I need to do for lock down, like humidity, does the egg have to have the point pointed down. Also I am scared I may have to help a chick out, what would I have to do?
There is a small hen peck by the air pocket at the top of the non-pointed end of a black copper maran egg. Nothing punctured, am I still able to incubate? Thank you.
Our bator dropped to 98 overnight, reading 97.8 with the digital. Is this considered a drop? Will my eggs be okay? They have been in there since the 4th and some the 9th. Thank you.
We put in our eggs yesterday and I am very worried. We are having some troubles keeping the temprature. I have a bator where you cannot see the temprature until you have already set it and the thermometer picks it up after a couple minutes so we have been fiddiling with it for about a day and...
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We just put our black copper maran eggs in tonight. Right now, we have them in a 56% humidity level, so the humid style. I have been reading and learned that black copper marans sometimes drown in to much humidity. Is this true? Is my humidity to high? Should I go to the dry method? Which...
I believe (I know) that my chickens have louse. Can humans get louse? What can I treat them with? I sprikled all chickens with diatomaceaus earth, but it did not cure it. What should I do? Also how do you think they got it? Thank you, StandardLover.
So I was cuddling up to my blue cochin rooster yesterday, and I saw a white, small bug run across his face. So I investagated. I checked his vent, clear. I checked his wings, clear. I checked his breast, clear. I checked underneath his wattles and earlobes, oh no. Yes, I found white eggs...