Ok, I had no idea that they dropped shipped and there were issues with them swiping pictures, however, we ordered 10 golden commets and 5 welsummers. The arrive vibrant, alive and healthy. They are about 2 months old now. I had 3 get sick. I was able to use normal saline subq to keep them...
I bought an incubator and hatched 20 beautiful chicks out of 24 eggs. My second hatch is underway and I have had 7 out and 6 have died shortly after birth. The seem a day early to me? Any ideas. Very Very sad!!!
For those that were interested, we posted my dead hen today. A large piece of broccoli (that I didnt cut up small enough?) was blocking the exit of an over stuffed crop. It is very sad to loose her, however, it was facinating to see where the eggs were being produced, their different stages of...
Thank you all. She was about one year old. We got her when she was big, but not full grown...she layed for about 3 months, then winter and molted. Then this spring began laying again. She was a slower layer than the other bird but consistant. Thank you for that comprehensive list. I...
One of my two backyard (tractor) hens just up and died! No idea why. That was about a week ago. The other on still looks ok. I froze her and plan to thaw her this Wednesday and do an autopsy on Thursday. Im a 10-year retired paramedic and my daughter's partner has a ba in animal biology or...