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Hello-I received an invitation to post,so I will start off with some sad news-and happy news.First,on the 2nd of April,my little 16-year-old bantam black cochin rooster died of heart failure,after his last meal.He had a heart murmur for the last 6 years or so,but was still quite active and...

IT'S A BRAHMA-FEATHERED FEET. I have two hens.And a Rooster.

It was a heart attack.I have had perfectly healthy roosters do this right in front of me,without warning. Some do tend to slow down a day or two,before it happens.What you described fits the pattern. I just lost my Jerry today,that way.He was healthy,alive and eating,but had slowed down a...

Chick feed MUST be given for the first 16-18 weeks of life,to a chick.Adult food given too soon can cause all kinds of health issues,including damage to the kidneys,because of too much calcium,and shortened life span. If you don't know how old the bird is,it is safer going over 18 weeks,than...

The problems you were having with him could have been caused by some other factors,and nothing you did. First off,anyone who,would "dump" a live animal along the road,obviously doesn't give a Rat's A$$ about anything,so you have no idea if he had suffered some kind of internal injuries from...

And,I have found that Cochins are among the longest living breeds-all of mine have been,so far.A Cochin full size to 15,and my current boy at 16. Except for a brown Leghorn hen,who lived to be 14-1/2

Well,I looked it up. A chicken ages about 7 years for every human year.But past a certain age,it accelerates to about 10 years to every human year. So,according to those calculations,it would put his age at 16.

You can say that again--I SO AGREE! there are a number of times I was sure I was going to lose one,only to have them "come back from the dead".I gave a STRONG indignant rebuttal to my vet,the time my duck only broke her leg,when she told me to "just put 'em down".That duck live nearly 15 YEARS...

I am SO sorry about your Brahma boy.Brahmas are my favorite breed-My very first chicken was a dark Brahma hen named "Bright-Eyes"--she set THE Gold standard for the perfect pet.She died in1977 suddenly after 10 years,and not a day goes by I don't think about her. I have always had Brahmas in the...

Because I cannot stand the thought of my babies being cold,I use a 3000-5000 watt shop heater in my barn.I dial in the thermostat to keep it about 40-45 degrees,and with no wind chill in there,and sitting bunched together on a wall mounted log, they are quite comfortable.The electric heater is...

I have a 13 year old cochin that had a mild heart attack last year.He was fine the night before,the next day he was rather listless,and gurgling when breathing.I gave him .15 mL of Furosemide once daily.In 5 days he was back to his normal self,tearing around being ornery.Your hen could either...

I know that I'm biased in favor of roosters,guys-but when I look at all the fine boys I have today,that would have been put down otherwise,and if you all were to see them now,you would understand why I defend them.And why,to me,it IS worth the trouble.

Well,while I respect your view of it,I have to smile at the idea you put forth of a 250 pound man being "beaten up" by an 8 pound rooster! And that my brain,which is about 3 pounds cannot outwit a roosters,which is the size of a pea.Chickens are amazingly smart animals,despite that,as I have...

I have taken on LOTS of other people's "problems" with a comb and two legs-and have been 100% successful into turning the orneriest roosters into big babies.The secret is in understanding how a rooster reacts and why,and modifying his behaviour.It takes TIME and PATIENCE,but to me,very rewarding...

I disagree.Roosters tend to get an unfair break,simply because people don't understand them.I had two Rhode Island red boys that used to kick the daylights out of my shins.So I would pick them up and carry them around,cradling them in my arms so they couldn't kick,which calmed them down.They...

Try caging him for a while,or separating him in a large pen.I have 2 roosters,Tom and Jerry,that was playing havoc with my ducks and geese-humping them! I caged them for a couple months,then turned them loose-that took care of the problem-mostly.I also handle them a lot,carry them around like...

This sounds like abuse to me.Chickens without food,and filthy water?Just because chickens are "tough" or "hardy" is NO reason to keep them that way.Mine get FRESH water regularly throught the day,in large gallon buckets,so any dirt falls to the bottom,leaving clean water on top.They are also...

I have had a run of the same thing the last couple of years. I would bring chicks home,keeping them in a cage shielded from drafts,off the floor,on clean towels to avoid wood dust, with temp at an even 90 degrees to start,plenty of room to move about,in and out from under the heat lamp to avoid...