Hi All,
I am looking to branch out and am interested in hatching And raising Grey Jungle Fowl. I know it’s winter, but if anyone has fertile eggs for sale, please let me know! And if you are in/near PA, maybe I could do a pickup.
If I need to wait until spring, that’s okay.
Please let me know.
So it turns out Rosey has gone blind! Clear normal eyes that are dialated.
A little back story....we went away for 3 nights/2 days of camping (we have a great setup and can actually go away for 7 days if we have someone to collect eggs). Our neighbor came by to collect eggs while we were gone...
I see these posts are from 2011, but figured I’d give it a shot. My Rosey has the same symptoms. Clear normal eyes that are dialated and she’s gone blind....
I noticed when after a couple of days she didn’t come for treats with the rest of the flock.
A little back story....we went away for 3...
I haven’t been able to find too many post about old age and chickens, specifically hens when they’re coming to the end of their time. I have an old red star crossed we picked her up about four years ago as part of A new flock after we lost our old one to predators. We picked up a handful of...
Feather sexing using the wings at 3 days...
The flash makes their down look white... one does have white feathers and I'm waiting to see what happens after their first moult...
Question:
I have 3 chicks. I am pretty good at sexing at 3-days old and using this method thought I hatched out 3 females. Now I am not so sure. 1 is 2-days older and is the same size as a male Cream Legbar that hatched the same day while my other 2 are half the the size.
So I am now unsure if...
So I'm at the vet with Dino, they took a sample, they took his temperature, and guess what? I don't think they really know much about chickens.
The vet believes it's just inflammation and irritation and wants to send us home with an anti-inflammatory, pain meds, and amoxicillin drops...
I just learned about this today trying to figure out what's going on w my roo...
Here is some info about ingrown feathers:
https://www.beautyofbirds.com/feathercysts.html
That's what they look like to me...the "hair" are feather tips........
Skin infection on my rooster?
I have a fairly young rooster who appears to have a skin infection/dermatitis on the back of his neck.
Please see the pictures.
I am hoping for some help or advice on what this could be and possible treatment.
At first I thought that maybe I would lance it...
Good morning all, I'm a new member to BYC. I have been following this site for some time. I am so happy to be a part of the group now.
I am looking forward to finding questions and possibly assisting in answering a question about chicks, Hands, and roosters.
See you in the forums!