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  1. OldMcJohnny

    My new book, Beginner's Guide to Chickens, is now available. There's a chapter on disease...

    My new book, Beginner's Guide to Chickens, is now available. There's a chapter on disease treatment. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06Y4RQPNK
  2. OldMcJohnny

    Backyard Chicken Farm Research Study

    That's perfectly okay. :) Estimates are fine.
  3. OldMcJohnny

    Backyard Chicken Farm Research Study

    Hi all, I'm doing a scientific study on backyard chicken flocks. The popularity of our chicken flocks has exploded over the last decade and there's not enough good scientific research on the small casual farmers (like the majority of us are), so I'd like to fill in the gaps. If you can spare 5...
  4. OldMcJohnny

    These Cayugas...

    Based on sound, I think they are both male.
  5. OldMcJohnny

    These Cayugas...

    I've got 10 ducks: 5 Rouens, 2 Pekins, 1 Swedish Blue, and 2 Cayugas. We were hoping for a Drake and a Hen, or 2 Hens. But, as both of them are fairly quiet quackers, I had thought that they were both drakes (although it's hard to tell with my Pekin hen making all that noise!). But, I keep...
  6. OldMcJohnny

    Angel wing in ducks, & how we wrap to mend it - Pictorial

    It's not too late. I wrapped my duck at 8 weeks and he healed up fine. As for swimming, it depends entirely on how waterproof the material you used to wrap is. With regards to isolation, it's not necessary, per se, but my other ducks helped the injured one remove the wraps from time to time.
  7. OldMcJohnny

    Angel wing in ducks, & how we wrap to mend it - Pictorial

    It's not too late. I wrapped my duck at 8 weeks and he healed up fine. As for swimming, it depends entirely on how waterproof the material you used to wrap is. With regards to isolation, it's not necessary, per se, but my other ducks helped the injured one remove the wraps from time to time.
  8. OldMcJohnny

    Angel wing in ducks, & how we wrap to mend it - Pictorial

    Keebler fought his wraps every day, but it worked out ok in the end.
  9. OldMcJohnny

    Angel wing in ducks, & how we wrap to mend it - Pictorial

    Wrap it now. I wrapped my duck, Keebler, when he was about 6 weeks. He had it in both wings. After about 6 days the wraps came off and he's all healed up. Better safe than sorry. Wrapping doesn't hurt them.
  10. OldMcJohnny

    I'm trying to gather support for my chicken related change.org petition

    I wasn't sure which category to post this under, so I put it here. I hope that's ok. Moderators/admins, if it belongs in a different thread, please feel free to move it. :) What's my petition about? It's here: https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-mutilation-of-roosters-at-poultry-shows Basically...
  11. OldMcJohnny

    What are your chickens names?

    Hens: Blue (buff orpington) Charlie (buff orpington) Delta (Ameraucana) Echo (Ameraucauna) Sorsha (barred rock) Roosters: Peck (barred rock/Egyptian fayoumi mix) Chanticleer (American game fowl) Ducks: Momma duck (swedish blue) Donald (Pekin drake) Daisy (Pekin hen) Keebler (Rouen drake)...
  12. OldMcJohnny

    Need some help with this Rooster

    We figured it out. A local vet that specializes in poultry was nearby. He's an American Game Fowl.
  13. OldMcJohnny

    Need some help with this Rooster

    That last photo is one of my favorites. I took a selfie with him last night, it was pretty funny. I'm not going to be dubbing him. We don't have frostbite in Phoenix and I'm not going to cut him up just to show him. He's a lot older than the other roo (the barred rock is about 3 mos and he's at...
  14. OldMcJohnny

    Need some help with this Rooster

    I rescued this Rooster from a residential site that my company manages. If he didn't leave they were going to destroy him and I couldn't bear to see him killed. I'm trying to figure out what he is, but he's tricky. At first I thought he was an Old English Game Fowl, but he has a huge comb and...
  15. OldMcJohnny

    Angel wing in ducks, & how we wrap to mend it - Pictorial

    Keebler has Angel Wing in both wings. He's managed to slip the wraps twice now. The original photos demonstrate how to wrap one wing, but not two. Does anyone have any tips on how to keep his little wings under wraps?
  16. OldMcJohnny

    Angel wing in ducks, & how we wrap to mend it - Pictorial

    As for the cause of Angel Wing, it has to be more than just diet alone. We've got 5 small ducks and 5 big ducks. 3 of the small ones are drakes and they all eat the exact same thing, but only one of them has it, even though they came from the same hatchery. It could be a genetic condition that...
  17. OldMcJohnny

    Angel wing in ducks, & how we wrap to mend it - Pictorial

    I definitely will. I'll be keeping a close eye on him
  18. OldMcJohnny

    Angel wing in ducks, & how we wrap to mend it - Pictorial

    I've got a small Rouen drake, Keebler, who we noticed has angel wing on both sides. None of the other 9 ducks have it. We wrapped him up tonight. Hopefully this does the trick.
  19. OldMcJohnny

    Rouens and Mallards (and how to tell the difference)

    What you say is not wrong. Especially since Rouens and domesticated Mallards are both members of the same scientific species, Anas p. domesticus. They share common genes and have a certain amount of genetic admixture, which case result in mutations such as the ones that you describe. However, it...
  20. OldMcJohnny

    Rouens and Mallards (and how to tell the difference)

    Since I've been here I've noticed that there seems to be a lot of confusion on how to tell these ducks apart. I've seen people posting with what are clearly Mallards and saying they are Rouens and vice-versa. Would it be helpful to have a handy reference chart to be able to tell these breeds apart?
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