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So I have a rat problem.
Last year during the winter we had a rat problem too, about 40 or 50 of them, they were all living inside my aviary. We trapped many, and managed to poison others, but in the end had to resort to transferring all the birds to another aviary to remove all feed from...
So, I was away for a week and my friend was taking care of my chickens; which he is very good at, but was not able to spend a lot of time checking that the chickens were healthy. When I came back, I found that one of my Silkie hens, Junty, had a large swelling over one eye, but she could still...
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So, awhile ago I put some rubber bands on some of my hen's legs when I was trying to test how many of them were laying. About a month and a half later I noticed that one of them had a really purple foot. So I immediately took off the rubber band, but it was already too late. It had cut off all...
Okay. So two days ago a 7 month old ameraucana/silkie cross rooster that I hatched and raised, started to look very droopy and was just sitting hunched around in the house and was not looking well. In the evening when I came to close the house up for the night, he was just lying on his side not...
For the last 4 months or so some sort of rodent has been tunnelling all around my aviary making holes everywhere, and leaving a lot of dirt in its wake. It has not harmed the birds but it is getting very annoying with all the holes that have been dug and it is still digging at least one each...
A day ago one of my chicks died due to a wet strain of fowl pox, the fowl pox has been going around my coop for the last month but this was the first death/wet strain. Now a Bantam Brahma hen might have it. The areas around her eye are swollen and she is not acting happy. Is this a wet strain of...
O.K., so, recently I got 18 new ready to lay pullets from a reputable hatchery, one that we have gotten good pullets and chicks from for 7 years. After the first week, I was getting about 12-14 eggs a day, fairly good for new pullets. About 1 1/2 weeks later, I'm only getting 5 eggs a day, and...
Hi, I recently got a new hen who was sold as a Serama, but her colouring which is Gold Partridge (I believe), is not common in Seramas and she does not look too much like one. What other breed might she be? I thought Dutch but she does not have black legs. Please help.
My silky hen who has 2 chicks, has suddenly in two weeks that I was away for, gotten tons of lumps on it! What could be wrong with her, she is also very thin and has lost weight over the two week I was away. Please Help!
My d'Uccle Millie keeps on losing and growing back her beard, why would this be happening? She does not have lice or mites, and I have not seen any sign of feather pecking.
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I hatched 3 months ago a bung of chicks, mostly silky crosses. I was wondering what cross breed and gender you peeps on BYC think these would be. The options for breed crosses are: Silky/Silky/Sebright x, Silky/Sebright x, Silky/Polish x, Silky/Brahma x, Silky/Wyandotte x, Silky/Ameraucana x...
Is this 3 month old silky a male or a female, I have another silky of the same age who is already crowing, but I just wanted to check.
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Hi, my Bearded Belgian d'Uccle, Millie, is missing feathers on the underside of her neck. When I first got her I treated her for Lice and Mites and now she has gotten rid of them. Is there anything I can do to help them grow back? Is there anything that might harm her because of this?
Okay, I really wasn't sure where to ask this but I chose this forum. I was wondering whether people would recommend The Backyard Poultry Magazine? I am looking for a poultry magazine and if anyone has anything else to recommend, I would appreciate hearing about it.
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I have a batch of chicks that hatched about a month ago. The possibilities for their breeds were: Silkie, Sebright, Silkie/Sebright, Silkie/silkie/Sebright, Silkie/Brahma, Silkie/Wyandotte, or SIlkie/Polish. I am wondering if this chick could be a Silkie/Polish?