Search results for query: *

  1. AppuJuice

    How do I figure out which chicken is now egg hungry?

    I'm unsure if there would be any real giveaways other than catching them in the act, you could place a sacrificial egg in front of your flock and wait to see who cracks and eats it? That could give you an easy and definite answer
  2. AppuJuice

    Sexing 11 day old silkies

    silkies are notoriously difficult to sex, some males can even be late bloomers these are definitely way too young to tell. post again when they're 11-12 weeks and we might be able to give you a better idea here's a BYC link to a post someone made on the sexual dimorphism for this breed
  3. AppuJuice

    Prolapse, please help. I'm not sure my hen will make it.

    it's a hard decision to make but if the tissue is dying and her organs will not remain inside the kindest option will be to euthanize her. it's never easy but I dont think there will be a happy ending to this story, relieve her of her pain and and a prolonged death with dying tissue shes at a...
  4. AppuJuice

    Silkie chicken

    the shell color of the egg won't indicate who fertilized it, shell color is determined by the hen's genetics not the rooster's sperm honestly, it could easily be fertilized by any of those roosters there's no way to know until it hatched and started growing up if you want to be absolutely sure...
  5. AppuJuice

    Hen looks skinned alive and is tramatuzed

    6 roos will be too many for only 14 hens usually you want around 5-7 hens for every standard roo otherwise the hens get mangled and can't catch a break, you need to cut it down to 3 boys at most though honestly id recommend only two with the current numbers
  6. AppuJuice

    Help splayed le g

    she may be having trouble accessing food and water with her legs, i'd recommend getting some sugar water available to her (dip the tip of her beak so she knows its there) and place some food in front of her on the floor maybe even "peck" it with your finger to encourage her usually this isn't...
  7. AppuJuice

    Help splayed le g

    fortunately, this is a pretty common issue that can be fixed easily early on here's a link to the Meyer hatchery guide on correcting it and a BYC Guide both will yield the same results just different techniques Meyer Hatchery BYC
  8. AppuJuice

    Chicken "hot spot"? Hen picking a patch of skin raw.

    sounds like she's determined if it is possible vet wrapping it until it heals could be an option I've also seen chicken cones of shame or E-Collars used if its a persistent issue which could be worth looking into you'd likely have to make one yourself though or look into ones for parrots there...
  9. AppuJuice

    Self blue Belgian d'Anver bantam five weeks old

    my guess is pullet but breeds with smaller combs can be tricky, pictures of saddle feathering may help but they may be too young to give a confident answer just yet
  10. AppuJuice

    Chicken "hot spot"? Hen picking a patch of skin raw.

    Sometimes the color red makes them prone to continued picking, you could try blu-kote that would mask the color and hopefully help ward off infection
  11. AppuJuice

    Feather problems

    Her skin looks red and irritated, is it possible the other birds are picking at her? I'd almost guess they're pulling her feathers and causing irritation if it's not mites/lice. Do you have a rooster? it's possible he's over mating her as well that's my thinking at least
  12. AppuJuice

    Am I an horrible person to consider euthanizing?

    it is a privilege to be able to have and own animals in the way you have, not all of us will be lucky enough to never encounter a hard situation in this scenario id cull the rooster he is sick, suffering, and rehoming him will not come easily additionally there's a possibility he will infect...
  13. AppuJuice

    Issues with egg development

    Lol, the ten year olds dont lay anymore (or at least I dont think they do xD) but the younger to older middle ground seem to still lay around 3 eggs a week! I'm surprised as well tbh these ladies are older they get oyster shell supplements and dumor laying mash (or something like that not home...
  14. AppuJuice

    Issues with egg development

    Alrighty so I'm having some issues with my eggs this years I'm having tons of infertiles, eggs dying around day 3-5 or they die right before they pop the air cell my temps are 95 and rise to 99 during the day and humidity is a solid 50% and 70 percent at lockdown so what's going on? My only idea...
Back
Top Bottom