Whenever somebody gives me a chicken it ALWAYS turns out to be a rooster. I think I have the Rooster Curse LOL. Anyway,I have a Leghorn rooster and a Rainbow rooster. I only have three hens( a Phoenix, RIR, Buff Orp). They are putting a beating on the girls. I don't want to kill them but I am...
i just found a hen with maggots on her vent. She was bathed and we cleaned it out. She is refusing to drink but I have managed to get some water down her throat with a syringe. She is in a cage by herself with a fan on her since it's almost 95 degrees. She is a Plymouth Rock so she doesn't fair...
When I was doing a deep clean of my coop on Friday evening I felt something crawling on me. I looked down at my hands and saw teeny tiny skin-colored bugs. There were about five or six on my hands so I brushed them off. When I went out Saturday morning to feed them I felt the bugs again. I had...
Does anybody know when Tractor Supply will be having "Chick Days"??? Does anybody know what their minimum will be??
Any info would be appreciated.
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So I am thinking about purchasing some chicks this upcoming March. I had a couple last year. Let's make a long story short and say that I put them out with the older chickens too early and they met their fate It was my own fault... But the one good thing was only two out of eight survived by...
My flock has been shaking their heads, opening their mouths like they are trying to puke, eye discharge, rattiling voice, & runny nose. One has died and two have been sick. What is it & how do i treat it??? Help!!!
Today I was given a white w/ black spotted rabbit. It is medium size and nice as can be!!! I am not sure what gender it is though. Any tips for me since this is my first ever rabbit? I would appreciate the help...
My flock has been attacked by this disease for about 6 months(killing one and infecting 2). I have 16 chickens. And one was sick last month but she is fine now BUT she gave it to our rooster yesterday. I have used antibiotics in water and VetRx under wings ever since it has begun. But it hasn't...
I have a hen who is sick with-I think- Infectious Bronchitis. She has discharge coming from one of her eyes. No coughing, wheezing, just that one eye with discharge. She is still eating and she has never laid. She is about 30 wks. That is her only symptom. She is quarentined in the other part of...
My neighbor accidentally gave her chickens avocado (she is new to the chicken world, so she didn't know any better) The only thing left of the avocado was the skin. What will happen to them and what should we do to help?! I'm freaking out!!
So I just got a Naked Neck Hen, Imogene, and her first night here one of my Golden Comets, Dolly, disappered. She came back the next day with a huge golf ball size wound under her wing. She is in the infirmary now but do you think it was Imogene??
What are some pointers for buying and selling chickens at a show. And what are some precautions to take so I do not bring home any diseases? Any help would be awesome.
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I'm going to a chicken swap next weekend and this will be my first swap ever. I need some pointers on what to look for in hens, how to sell roosters, and not take home any diseases. Any help would be great...
So let me cut to the chase-- I have a hen with a wound under her left wing and I'm not sure what got her. It looks like it is trying to scab over but the scab is turning black. I've cleaned it with Peroxide and put Biozide Gel Wound Dressing on it yesterday night and I just re-applied it. Since...