I have a 3.5 year old Duccle Roo that is our favorite bird in the flock. Recently, for about 4 -5 days he's been lethargic and not acting himself. He started puffing his feathers out and just "sitting" around. Hes had access to dirt to dust in, and has never had any health concerns. We moved our...
My silkie hen has been sitting on 10 eggs for about a month...I candelled them this am and took out the bad ones...there are 4 or 5 that still look like they are fertile and growing, that i was wondering if i should still stick under her....I dont want to toss them all because i worry i may kill...
The past two or three days I have noticed that my Duccle hens (2 out of the 3) have been having issues. Unfortunately one of them passed tonight after I found mites on her (She was very lethargic and had labored breathing). I dusted everyone else in the coop down with mite dust, but I still have...
Found my girl yesterday looking like this :(. No puss or anything, but her eye is swollen; I'm warm compressing it twice a day, she is still eating, drinking, free ranging and roosting. I have apple cider vinegar in their water; not sure if my rooster got her or if it's an upper respiratory...
Is there a substitute or "home remedy" instead of using Tylan? I found one of my hens yesterday with a swollen eye, she is still eating and drinking and free ranging/hanging out with the rest of the girls. Not sure if this is an infection, or if my rooster grabbed her eye on accident.
I dont...
does anybody know if this is a Sussex chick (the light brown one)? I someone got a bonus chick in with my Red Ranger Chicks (yellow), and I am not sure what breed it is.... Let me know your thoughts!
What are your thoughts on this brown chick? I recently purchsed Red Ranger Broilers, and this little guy (or girl) must have been placed in the box on accident...its legs are not as tall or thick are the RRB and it has a softer more rounded head...
It would be nice is it turned out to be a...
OK, thank you! I have updated and added some ACV to their water, hopefully this will help! I am also wondering if my rooster has been harrassing them too much? He has 6 women, so I am not sure!
I have 3 female D'uccle bantams and one D'uccle roo; one "hen" about 11 months, and two that are about 8 months old. I recently combined all four with my 3 Amber Link standard hens (about 3 weeks ago). The two 8 month olds havent started laying, and my 11 month old was a solid layer until about...
How do people suggest I introduce pullets into my roo and pullet that are currently outside in a coop? I live in NH, so it is around 40 degrees during the day, and 20s at night...Currently, the two pullets I have are quarantined because I just got them about 4 days ago, but I would like to plan...