I am SO grateful for this post!
I just put on my crow collar this morning. I too have been looking EVERYWHERE for "normal behaviors" with the collars. I just saw the backing up and trying to peck at it as the only normal behavior and to watch for 30min. There is definitely more to it than those...
Okay I have a question.. or two:)
First off, I got a frizzle chick from a lady down the street from me (she originally got her from IFA), but her feathers haven't curled.. and it's been about 2 1/2 months since I got her. is this normal for some frizzles?
Next, if breed her ,will her chicks...
Alright my pheasant friends! I have a question..
I have had my pheasant hen for appx 3 years now and every year she lays her eggs everywhere around the pen and not in a nest( it never fails). I thought all birds were supposed to have the instinct of laying eggs in a nest? Anyway, I went out...
Can you explain egg bound?? - I don't know if that's what it is, but I got 4 new chicks this spring and they said that they should start laying by September. Its December and only one just started laying, the other 3 have not and 2/4 are the ones with this problem.
Also, can I buy Sevens Dust at...
Yes, it was just one hen, but now it is 2.
The hens that are affected are not even a year old. I got them this spring.. and if they would've had a problem wouldn't you think they would've died earlier than now?
Also I had a rooster, but he just died from the cold I think.. I'm not quite sure on...
Can someone please help me with this situation I've been put in? I just can't fathom it..
About a month ago I found one of my chickens outside in the pasture "dead". I picked her up and her neck was limp as if she was dead but she was surely alive. I took her in the warm house knowing she's...
Can someone please help me with this situation I've been put in? I just can't fathom it..
About a month ago I found one of my chickens outside in the pasture "dead". I picked her up and her neck was limp as if she was dead but she was surely alive. I took her in the warm house knowing she's...
Questions : when is my mamma hen ''ready '' to take her babies out with all the other chickens? Will she go out on her own or do i need to take her out?
Also, I just got a rooster he won't be sexually mature until about 2 months. Will he mate with his own breed or will he mate with all the rest...
I give my pheasants a mixture of things. I combine dried corn, sunflower seeds, and bird seed all together and they really enjoy that. I also give them leftovers around the house such as: watermelon, cantaloupe, barriers, lettuce, tomatoes and bread. It's all fairly cheap since they are foods...
My broody hen is sitting on pheasant eggs right now and are due to hatch next week.. I was told not to put pheasants in with chickens because they carry diseases so now Idk what to do about the eggs she's sitting on. Do I let her hatch them out and take care of them or do I take them right after...
My broody hen is sitting on pheasant eggs right now and are due to hatch next week.. I was told not to put pheasants in with chickens because they carry diseases so now Idk what to do about the eggs she's sitting on. Do I let her hatch them out and take care of them or do I take them right after...
Yes I know the gestation time as I have been hatching them in the incubator but this my first experience with a broody.. so I was unsure.
And yes I do have pheasants :)
My broody hen is sitting on pheasant eggs right now and are due to hatch next week.. I was told not to put pheasants in with chickens because they carry diseases so now Idk what to do about the eggs she's sitting on.
Do I let her hatch them out and take care of them or do I take them right...
Help!
I have a pheasant chick in the incubator and it had internally pipped on Tuesday (possibly Monday) and has yet to pip externally... (today is now Thursday)
He is wobbling and tapping but only chirping every now and then - not in a constant pattern.
My question: when should I assist and...
I didn't have a fan in my homemade 'bator, no.
The 'bator with the turner doesn't have a fan and the hatcher does have a fan.
The humidity is at about 70% and the temperature fluctuates between 99 - 100 degrees F.
Could the fan be my whole problem??