hi,
I found one of my hens (she's an australorp x cochin) in the nesting box with poop and white/yellow mucus coming from her vent. inside it, there's what looks like puss-filled pockets all around, and lots of swelling. it definitely stinks, like rotting animal. I've also noticed over the past...
In my experience, if they dont hatch by day 22, you should assist. Gently saw the egg on the air cell with a serrated knife until you can peel the outer membrane with the shell ONLY IN THE AIR CELL not near the chick or the inner membrane. With warm water on your finger or a q tip, gently smear...
Hi, I have a hovabator 1588 with the LCD display, I'm wondering how I can set the date on the day counter. It was still on the date from the last hatch, and is now day 38. Thanks
My birds have been sick with some sort of respritory illness in the past 2 months. I tried treating with tetracycline, but it only helped. Ever since I've researched, ive seen tylan 200. I'm not comfortable with injections because I fear I'll hit something fatal. However, my sickest birds dont...
I'm treating my babies with tetracycline, and disregarded the 5 day egg thing, and let my parents eat the eggs. They were terribly sick in the stomach area for a few hours. However, there was also some eggs in the mix that yolk sacks were wrinkly and loose. Those eggs were laid on may 28 and 26...
Unfortunately, my leghorn has been debeaked when she was young. She now has severe underbite to the point I feel it limits her ability to eat. I feel I should sand down the lower part of her beak sp she can eat better.
Thoughts?
I have a chicken with sour crop. I was wondering since weve been torturing her, I could treat her with a tiny piece of bacon. (So she doesnt hate me forever)
So I just got myself 2 new ready to lay leghorns. They look like they were debeaked when they were young. Their combs are huge, but pale and floppy. They are coughing and sneezing, and sound like they are constantly snoring. They are very shy, but still have a small appetite for layer crumbles...
It all started 6 months ago, when my young silkie rooster suddenly couldnt move his neck, and died. 1 month after that, a black Easter egger had trouble breathing, wouldn't eat, and couldnt balance. Now, 4 months after that, I have another Easter egger that cant balance, and wont eat much. Cant...
There might be. But she hasn't been near the pine shavings for 2 days. I'm thinking the silkie died because I let him out to see my other rooster and hens, and my rooster pecked him. I'm not sure where, but he screamed. A few days later he died.