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  1. MommaOrp

    Please help urgently! Goose vomiting???

    My 2 year old goose (who was fine yesterday) is practically lifeless and vomiting his food up. Ive never seen it before. My chickens and ducks are in good health but my other 3 geese are looking a little mopey, not sure why, but no signs of vomiting in them yet. Theyre being feed on scraps and a...
  2. MommaOrp

    What wormer???

    Ive never wormed before and was wondering what wormer is available here in the u.k without a vet prescription and relativley cheap? Also i have around 30 Orpingtons, 4 medium breed ducks and 4 embden geese, i was looking for a multi bird wormer and something i could get in a decent quantity to...
  3. MommaOrp

    Do chickens just get colds?

    I was under the impression chickens got colds then got CRD, Mycoplasma, Coryza, whatever. Can they JUST get a cold or does it always turn into a secondary bacterial infection. Also does anything like citricidal, garlic etc work in preventing illness or help cure it?
  4. MommaOrp

    My big roo is in a bad way

    I've noticed my big blue orp roo thunder is not well, he seems to be going down hill. He doesn't have nasal discharge or sneezing but his eyes look a bit swollen, his left eye has all this white goo (not foamy, its thick goo) in it, i bathed it and got it all cleaned up last night but it's back...
  5. MommaOrp

    Matted fur on rabbit, help!!!!!

    just acquired a long haired rabbit but it needs a bit of sorting out! its really matted, ive tried brushing and cutting but its all over the poor things body and cutting seems impossible, any other ideas?
  6. MommaOrp

    How do i know if my chickens have worms?

    How will i know if my peeps have worms, how common is it and how best to treat??
  7. MommaOrp

    Best ways to identify drakes and ducks

    Ok so what are the best ways to identify genders without any invasive proding!!!
  8. MommaOrp

    Any one got any Orpington colour cross pics??

    I'd love to see some as i'm awaiting my next batch of colour crosses, really interested as to what there going to turn out like!!
  9. MommaOrp

    Should i should i not????

    I have chickens and ducks, incubated, hatched, reared, raised and lost, would like to branch out and try geese. My DH says they are nasty and will bite my kids!!!! is this true? How difficult are they to care for? I have a quarter acre of land on which all my little guys roam, the geese would do...
  10. MommaOrp

    mites.....mites......MITES!!!

    Does anyone know what i can get in the U.K for mites and lice that i can use to rid coop AND birds of them??
  11. MommaOrp

    Mycoplasma, how long??

    My flock is currently experiencing Mycoplasma. We've been to the vet and he's given us Tylan soluble. My chooks have been on it for 3 days today, thats supposed to be how long i should administer the antibiotics for (half teaspoon to 2 litres of water, fresh everyday for 3 days). I just wondered...
  12. MommaOrp

    Orpington breeding questions

    I have in my breeding pen currently, 1 white roo, 1 buff hen, 1 white hen, 1 blue hen and 1 black hen, all show quality. These are the only breeding birds i have at the moment (my big challenge this year to expand and breed). I'm interested to know what colours i'm likely to get out of each mix...
  13. MommaOrp

    My big Orpington challenge!

    Welcome y'all to my big Orpington challenge!! I am totally in love with this large, friendly, docile breed of bird and my ultimate dream is to keep and breed every possible colour, maybe even create a few new ones. I totally get that this is a long, drawn out, most probably difficult process but...
  14. MommaOrp

    What is this hen????

    No idea at all, thought she might be some sort of sussex?? she lays large white eggs.
  15. MommaOrp

    Buff cross Black Orpington, Gender and colour???

    Heres my little beauty, Approx a week old, can anyone give me and idea of what sort of colour it will turn out like, bred from buff cross black orp. Also can anyone guess the gender? i know its a long shot!!
  16. MommaOrp

    RIR? i dont think so.

    This hen was supposed to be a RIR i bought as day old along with one other, the other has signature black tail tips but this hen looks more like a warren or a ranger or something, what do you guys think?
  17. MommaOrp

    Are these pure JG's??

    here is goliath: And here is Jersey: They were eggs i incubated purchased from a breeder claiming to be pure, i know there not fast growers and i think the feet look a bit yellowish, they approx 9 months.
  18. MommaOrp

    The wonderful world of ORPINGTONness colourings

    Ok so i cross bred my black orp roo with my buff orp hen (roo has tinge of gold in colllar, unsure why as he was bred from black x black pure). i hatched 5 out last week, i got 2 black, 1 buff, 1 buff with black stripe on back and 1 black/grey with buff face?!?!? what the?!?!
  19. MommaOrp

    Suspected leg injury on big hen thanks to big gate landing on her!!

    My gorgeous most treasured black orp hen has just had a crash landing with a gate taken off its hinges! i came out back to find her laying squished underneath it!, i removed said gate and she jumped up in a flash however, her right leg appears to be injured, there are no external wounds, the leg...
  20. MommaOrp

    Hellooooo BYC fellows! MommaOrp from derbyshire, England, Yay!!

    Hi there all! I'm a newbie today! although i have been keeping chickens for a few years now and currently have 21 hens, 7 cockerels, 8 chicks and 4 ducks. Oh i also have a rottie called buffy whose like a big black bear, 1 DS, 1 DD and 1 DH who thinks i'm the crazy chicken lady. My name is tina...
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