My 7 m/o silkie-cross is exhibiting signs of infection that's affecting his comb, eyes, and sinus.
He's got milky discharge in both eyes, one of which is now closed and mushy looking, and he also has white-yellow patches along his comb that look like pockets of pus? He's also rattling a little...
Don't really mind the breeds too much. I live near Davie, Fl but can visit neighboring cities or counties. Willing to meet half-way if the distance isn't too terrible.
He'll be 7 months on March 15th! Born August 15th, 2017. He loves calling over his ladies for treats and refuses to take any for himself. Very alert and can be vocal at times, but not always.
We don't have enough hens to make him content, so it's heavily suggested you have at least 8 or more...
My BO laid an egg today and when I went to go retrieve it after leaving it there for a bit, I found that it had been eaten and there were cracked eggshells in the nesting box. Now, my BO lays every single day and I've always let her egg sit in there to help my other hens know where to lay their...
I actually have a BO and a RIR in my flock and they do just fine. Only issue is that RIR can be somewhat aggressive or at least adamant, regardless of gender. My RIR is the 2nd highest ranking hen, behind my rooster of course. But she doesn't bother my BO at all.(:
While some breeds are prone...
She laid an egg today! Her very first egg. It's so small and cute UGH <3 <3
Phoebe is a Buff Orpington Pullet (5 months/25 weeks) Now I just have to wait for my EE (Also 25 weeks) and my RIR (23 weeks) to start laying. They're all currently squatting so hopefully soon!
Usually about a week or two after the initial squat, the maturing hens begin to settle and lay eggs. I'd keep an eye on her and see what she does! And yeah, through Winter they're notorious for slowing their egg production due to lack of daylight since the days are shorter. Glad they're laying...
My BO pullet will be turning 6 months on Feb 1st. No eggs yet, but she's been squatting perfectly (and a lot at that!) along with the other girls who haven't laid yet but have been squatting as well.
Today's been exceptionally windy (I'm in Florida) and she's making drawn out noises, kinda...
Just an update!
They're on 18% start & grow feed and they're all squatting! :D
I have a feeling we'll have eggs soon.
1 EE
1 Buff
1 RIR
And in response to a question, yes apparently EE's do better on more protein. She's been active and happy since I put her on the feed and she's squatting...
AH i'm so sorry! I read that wrong : (
Yeah I totally understand! We managed to work something out and I bought a coop. We're going to add onto its dimensions to make it taller, add a door so we can comfortably get in, and so on and so forth. Apron fencing is going to be bought to keep predators...
I believe it's this brand: https://www.amazon.com/Hardware-Galvanized-Chicken-Poultry-Excluding/dp/B01CDUJQJU/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1516410557&sr=8-6&keywords=galvanized+mesh+cloth
However I'm not entirely sure. We definitely need more, and I have plenty of money to buy some. Is there a...