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Can anybody please identify what this is? Last year she had some problems with a build-up of scar tissue however the vet said it would just fall off (which it did and it healed nicely). This year she had the same problem so we assumed the same thing would happen and this is the outcome after...

We recently acquired a few buff American geese and they are by far the greatest birds ever! They will follow us around our farm and they are super friendly! I am falling in love with these geese however this is our first time with geese. We did not plan on getting geese, they were just given to...

Hello everyone! I was just wondering what are some mistakes you have made with your flock or coop design? And how did this affect your future chicken raising tactics? One of my many mistakes: Our very first coop has the nesting box hanging off the coop. We used metal roofing material to cover...

We have a bantam hen (about 1-year-old) that is gasping for air. She doesn't seem to have trouble walking but rarely moves around her pen. We have had chickens in the past with a lung problem and we treated them successfully with Tylan 50 and Vet RX. However, this hen has shown no improvement...

For a while now I have been thinking of purchasing a goose or two. We currently raise/breed chickens, pheasants, quail, and call ducks. We have a lot of open space and resources to build a new pen if needed. We have a private lake next to our house as well. However, we train our hunting dogs by...

I have been trying to hatch new chicks but none of my eggs have been fertile. I have LF Buff Orpingtons, all of them are between 1-2 years. they are beautiful birds for show and I have a whole breeding plan for them. At the moment they aren't laying but I was wondering if I could get any tips...

We received this hen from a from a friend who was unsure of what to do with her. It looks like there necrotic tissue on inside the joint. Underneath of the lump (shank, foot, etc...) is swollen. She can't stand on it either. She peeked it open and it started to bleed.

We had a broody hen in with the rest of the flock and didn't think she had any eggs under her. Well she had 2 eggs and when the first one hatched the mother hen kicked it out and the other flock members attacked it. The other egg hatched but the mother killed it before I could get to it. The one...

We have been hatching quail, pheasant, and chicken eggs for a while and it is usually a guessing game if the eggs are good when we first put the eggs in the incubator. Are there ways to find out if the eggs are good before they are put in the incubator?

I have been doing a lot of research and I am looking at purchasing red cochin bantams from cackle hatchery. Do you own red cochin bantams? Are they really good mothers? Have you ever purchased chickens from Cackle hatchery?

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I have a lonely partridge wyandotte bantam. His mate died from a disease, but don't worry the rooster. He is perfectly healthy and really nice. He is cuddly and sweet.

Hello! I recently had my Buff Orpington rooster pass away, he was 11 years old. I am looking for pure breed buff Orpingtons. They need to be show quality and breedable. I can assure you that if you sell me your buffs that they will have a good life. We live on fifty acres of forest and fields...

Hello people! I currently show/breed buff Orpingtons and ring-neck pheasants, but I have been looking for a new breed. The buffs are great and I will continue to show/breed them. Although I have been wanting to show another breed. I know I want to start breeding bantams, and I have looked into...

Hello! I have been showing buff Orpingtons for a few years now, and I have been doing pretty good. I have two champions and several who have placed 1st multiple times. Anyway, I was wondering how I could up my game. Usually, I just-just my birds a bath and trim their toenails and beaks. What...

Hello, people of the poultry world! I show a majority of my birds and I have a few champions in my flock. This year I am looking to step up my game a little. I am looking for others who show their birds, and I am looking for tips on having the perfect show bird. What is your routine for prepping...

Hello! I am making a 4-H project on hatching healthy chicks, and I am looking for ways to see if the egg is unhealthy or not fertile. I have a lot, but not enough. I was wondering how fellow farmers can tell if their eggs are unwell during the incubation process. Thank you!

We got this cream leg bar hen a couple weeks ago and we found some problems. We found scaley leg mites, that blumers foot thing, her toes look really painful, and her legs are really swollen. Can someone help me, I need to know what I can do to fix these problems. And if you see anything else...

My rooster (A barred rock) has like a red rash on his butt, what is it and how do you fix it? It only covers a open spot on his butt and ends at the feather line. And one of my hens (cream leg bar) has messed up feet. Her toes point in all sorts of ways and it looks painful. Please help, how do...

We have hatched 6 new chicks, and we are running out of space in our chicken coop. My rooster is a buff oripington. We have two older chicks that arn't fully grown yet, but one day they got into the roosters pen and his hens were going after them. And as I was going in the pen to get them out I...