I managed to get 2 cross-beaks this year. The first was hatched from my own chickens and has a very severe cross, but I guess that the shape is still okay for eating because she has no problems eating. The only change I made was to switch from layer pellets to crumbles because those were...
We have 2 LGD's, a neutered male pyr and a spayed female Anatolian. We got them primarily to guard our Nigerian Dwarf goats, but we also have chickens, guineas, & ducks so I can give you my experience with that.
We started with the Pyr in a small pasture with the goats (60ft by 120ft) and...
We had a D'Uccle named 'Duckle' (pronounced wrong on purpose because we thought it was funny). We had a solid- black Dutch Bantam hen named Booger. She was the tinies chick I'd ever seen but she earned her name because she was so feisty and mischievious. She was the sweetest, tamest little...
I need to get some pics to upload of my two cross-beak girls! One was hatched from my own flock and is a funny mix of brabanter and ?. Her cross beak is pretty severe, but through some stroke of luck it grew out in a shape that makes it fairy easy for her to eat as long as we keep one feeder...
This past Saturday, hubby sent me a text message at work saying that there was a chicken running loose in the field near the Lowes' parking lot. I told him to try to rescue her, but he said it was impossible because she was too fast and there was nowhere to corner her.
So, the next day I was...
Earlier this Spring we had some black-bellied whistling ducks come by for a visit. It was a drizzly, rainy day and I heard them making their funny whistling sounds outside...went out and found 3 of them standing in the mud surrounded by my guineas. Not sure if the guineas were trying to run...
This is my favorite pic:
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Okay, posting pics NOT working so here are the links to his pics on my Facebook page:
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I'm being reminded in a big way way why I do most of my animal care myself and avoid using the vet. I spoke to A&M on Monday morning, was told that my bill for them so far was $30 and that it was a waste of time to spend hundreds more testing the feed. So I said, fine, no more tests. I then...
Yeah, when the idea first came to me, I didn't even tell hubby what I was going to do because I figured he would tell me it was NUTS. If it hadn't worked I probably would NEVER have told him about it!
My non-farming family and friends read this story when I first posted it on facebook and...
So, this all happened months ago, and I shared it with all my facebook friends but I realized that I totally forgot to post it on here...duh! Anywho, this is the story of my OEGB-mix rooster, Frankenstein, and how I managed to bring him back from the dead:
I officially now have the coolest...
Disappointing results from A&M. I guess I was expecting that a big vet school would have fancy tests and equipment to figure out what killed our chickens. Instead I got a call from a good-ol-boy type who said he 'figured it was due to the heat.' I asked what tests he did to come to that...
Still waiting for answers on this. Have saved one of the birds in the fridge to take to the vet on Tues for Necropsy. Also saved samples of the feed and am having it tested through multipe sources. I gave one sample to the feed store where I bought it. The guy there said he would have it...
It is pretty amazing how much damage they can heal from and be good-as-new. The wound in your pic looks pretty gory but is not too bad. As long as she is kept away from the others she should heal just fine whether you stitch it or not. I have seen much worse injuries in the time I have kept...
Anything is possible at this point, but I still can't figure out how something could have gotten in there with them and gotten out. Their coop is a big wooden barn, 12ft by 24 ft with the barn-style lofted roof. It has lots of vents and a whirlygig on top to draw out hot air, but there isn't...
@mljohnson05: Nope, no signs of struggle and no wounds at all on the birds. Normally we let them free range, but we do leave them penned from time to time if we notice a hawk or coyote hanging around. Their coop was closed and their run was secure as well. That was why I first suspected the...
I bought my BBS Orpington eggs from a member of this forum, Tuffoldhen, years ago. I bought 6 and put them under Mumu and she hatched 4. I got a black hen, a blue hen, a splash rooster, and a black rooster (that was the one named Pansy). Was so funny to watch this tiny little silkie hen...
Hey, guys, it's been quite a while since I last posted but I figured nobody else would get how I am feeling right now. Came home to find almost my entire flock dead without a mark on them. My first thought was the heat, but it wasn't any hotter than it has been and there were several...