I have a hen that discovered she was a rooster OVERNIGHT. Either that or he just didn't look roo-ish to me, so I over looked him. I am hoping there is someone available to take him on short notice. I had to rehome my other 3 roos last weekend due to grouchy neighbors.
The only picture I...
Does anyone have an idea of what this chick may be? She is the only one we can't figure out...
https://www.backyardchickens.com/g/i/5684353/2013-chicks/sort/display_order/
So I go out 6:30am Monday morning to feed everyone and find that I am only counting 3 ducks.....3.......where is the other girl?!!?!! I am frantically running around looking for her....mind you I am 5 1/2 months pregnant, it is POURING rain and crazy howling winds.....I am late to start getting...
I have two chickens that are being separated from the rest of the flock right now due to an injury. They are currently in my dog's run during the day and in my green room at night. I am getting to the point of not wanting to keep lugging the two back and forth every morning and night and am...
My braham has a wound on her leg and I need better access to it. It is right where her leg feathers are....so, how close can I cut leg feathers or is it better to pluck them??
My Montana has been in the chicken ER for the past 3 weeks. Her legs were injured somehow overnight in the coop. So far her left leg has made an almost complete recovery whereas her right leg is much worse. She will barely put weight on it and there is a sore on the top of the leg, it is not...
I discovered one of my ducks has bumblefoot. How do you wrap the ducks feet once you have treated the infection? I know how to wrap a chicken's foot, but a duck??
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So my NH Ginger started laying about 2+ weeks ago. She started out by laying very thin-shelled eggs that would break (I am assuming) once laid. She then had a few good days where she laid very lovely brown eggs. Saturday she went back to the thin-shelled and laid an egg INSIDE another egg...
My 4 month old silkie "Lola" is showing some strange behaviour. Lately she has been keeping her head down, shaking it back and forth and shuffling backwards all at the same time. I am not sure if this is a "hen" behavior and I am scared to think it is a "rooster" behavior??
I am going to...
I went out to let my girls out this morning and noticed that someone had laid an egg..... The weird thing is that it was covered in a sac? I want to say like an embryonic sac maybe, it was clear/white in color and very gel-like. My girls are just starting to lay, is this a part of the "get...
Is there hope for these poor pathetic looking girls? We picked them up this past weekend from someone selling them for his landlord. Apparently they had been in cramped quarters and were pecked to high heaven. They are sweet sweet little girls and are fantastic layers (he says they are about...
edited to say: I found some other posts regarding baths and will follow those
I have 3 new silkie hens and there is this stink about them that I am wondering if they need a bath? I haven't given baths before, can someone give me a quick instruction?
also, anyone have any good name ideas...
What is the typical quarantine time for introducing new birds to your flock? I have 3 new partiridge silkie hens, they are about a year old and look great. They were picked on from being in a place with too many chickens so they don't have all of their feathers, but other than that no bugs, no...
So I go out this morning to let the chickens out of their house and Montana, my 4-month old Brahma is laying on the floor and would not get up. I spoke with her, nudged her and eventually made her stand up so I could see what was going on. She made it out of door and in to the yard, so I was...