Hi there everyone. I have 3 black LF cochin hens and 1 male. The male is about 2-3 years old (a guess) and is moulting and I noticed some white feathers underneath his hackles. The hens are all black with no visual white. Their chicks have white tipped leg and wing feathers. Is this normal...
Hi Heather, our computwr broke and for some reason my phone doesnt always work with PMs so please PM me with yoir paypal addy and I'll send payment right away. My phone can read PMs but doesnt send them...wierd.
Hi, I just saw your post. It's difficult to know exactly what it might be. If she has bloody poop it's most likely Coccidosis, so for that you can use Sulmet - also found at Tractor Supply (it's a liquid coccidiostat to mix with water). If she's not too far gone that will perk her up in about...
Gretchen, I've been dying for some of these! What would you say is the percentage of frizzles that might come from the hatch of 24? Is there any way for the buyer to request all frizzled or non-frizzled for the group of 6 chicks or will it be too early to tell?
I'm not sure what do you have at home? You could use:
~ poultry dust (Tractor Supply, or Southern States or any feed store)
~ Sevin dust (Home Depot or Lowes)
~ Zodiac lice / flea spray (found at PetSmart, or some Tractor Supply stores or Walmarts have them)
~ Rid (the human lice shampoo) -...
I've got some in the bator now! I can't wait for hatch day!
For anyone considering these, she does an excellent packing job and the eggs are nice and big n' beautiful!
I bought what I was told are a pair of Rosy Bourke Parakeets at a swap a year ago. I was told they were young, 3-6 mos at that time. They are in a very roomy cage (huge for a parakeet) with a divider, 6 feet wide x 2.5 feet deep x 4 feet high. They have toys, pine shaving for their flooring...
I have two Rosey Bourke parakeets. I was told they were a pair. (I plan to send away for a feather DNA test). Assuming they are a pair, how do I get them to start nesting? I haven't seen any egg laying sofar. One bird (I think is the male) is flying a lot and the one I think is female...