Now that my baby flock is growing up, I need to decide which Roos to keep and which to let go. I have my Tolbunt Polish who will stay for nothing more than comedic relief. But for breeding, I need to make some choices. I have 2 Ameraucana rooster (supposed to have all been pullets). One is...
Waiting for a call back from the 3rd vet I tried. First vet doesn't do much in way of birds. 2nd doesn't have their bird vet in until Monday. She looks completely miserable. Eyes are swollen and draining. She's got something that seems to be dried mucus on her beak. I had some Vet RX that we...
When I bought the first one, it was from a lady selling a bunch of assorted chicks. Some were supposed to be pure and some mixed. I now think maybe all were. My "silkie" doesn't have the extra toes or feathered feet. I have since gotten 2 pure silkies and there is a lot of difference in them...
I got 3 fresh hatched cuckoo ameraucanas on Wednesday. I put them in with 2 that are about a week old. One was dead this morning and one was close to it. The older chick was standing on it and pecking at it. Set it to the side, figured it was as good as gone. Went out a bit ago to give fresh...
Hello everyone! My Anne's Sarah. My husband recently started JOA Farms. Chickens, eggs and horses for now. Goats later. Anyhow, every time I googled anything about a chicken, this site came up so figured I should join.
I've always been around chickens but mostly just kept some RIR and barred...