Silkie chicken, about 3 months old or so. Its eye is slightly cloudy, it's keeping it closed much of the time. It doesn't feel too bad - it's eating and walking around - but not quite up to par. Help?
The chick is a few days old, and doesn't want food or water. Its crop feels "balloony." Not like its sibling, which has a full crop. Any ideas? I am sure I'm going to lose it unless I can do something quick. It's hen-raised, free range, and fed chick starter from the feed store.
I have a friend interested in keeping pigeons.
She needs a larger size breed, because the aviary she has is covered with 2x4 welded wire.
She doesn't want them for meat, just for entertainment. Any suggestions?
Sometimes the ducklings will tumble upside down and have some trouble getting right side up again. Today I found a 3-day-old duckling dead, upside-down, in its own cage. Other ducklings okay. It evidently died while upside down, but they were all fine a few hours ago when I checked. I googled...
Is it a superpower that select people are magically born with?
I just spent 7 hours processing 6 roosters (and I haven't even cleaned up yet).
I TRIED and TRIED and TRIED. I looked up every link on the 'Net discussing the subject that I could find, I practiced on dead chicken heads, and...
The triple antibiotic we have contains Bacitrin Zinc, Neomycin Sulfate, and Polymyxin B Sulfate. It says "Do not use in eyes." Is it safe for chicken eyes?
We have no eye antibiotic, the feed stores don't sell it, and Mom says she doesn't think it's sold OTC for humans. Can I use an ordinary antibiotic in the eyes? Our triple antibiotic says don't use in the eyes.
The chick is about the same, no worse...maybe a little better...still much smaller...
For sale in North Alabama:
5 crossbreed cockerels (couple months old), $8 each.
The above are all crosses between Buff Orpington and one of the following breeds: Rhode Island Red, Barred Rock, White Leghorn.
3 Buff Orpington cockerels, $9 each.
Muscovy ducks sold.
Thanks for looking!
One of our roughly 10-week-old chicks is much smaller than the others (though this whole batch varies widely in size). One of its eyes is watery and often closed, like it's infected or something. It's not "goopy," just watery, and the eyeball itself looks pretty normal. It's been like this for a...
I was looking for generic answers, so I can design my own loft.
Things like "Pigeons need shelter from drafts but don't need supplementary heat; a place to go to get sunshine; plenty of ventilation in summer that can be closed off in the winter; 2 perches and 1 nest box per pair; at least 100...
Thanks for your replies. Actually, I'm not worried about germs. I'm very laid back about germs (probably too much!). But I wanted assurance for family members that might worry. :)
Any more voices of experience would be appreciated.
Two questions.
1. What does a loft need for the comfort and health of the pigeons? Size, light, ventilation, roosts, nest boxes...?
2. What does a loft need for the convenience of the owner? Doors, ceiling height, nestbox height...?
Please be brief in your answers. Thanks!
I'm looking for some chocolate pied Muscovy ducks in or near North Alabama. I would like a breeding pair or about 6-12 hatching eggs, at a reasonable price. I would prefer eggs, but I realize it's near the end of the laying season. Thanks!