That is normal. The crop is an organ that is exclusive to bids. A crop's main function is to store food. It is like an extra storage tank for the bird. The crop is located at the base of the neck and can be easily seen after a bird has just eaten. If you have chickens, a sure way to tell if a...
Be careful how you deal with Turkey Buzzards and Birds of Prey, In most states it is Illegal to shoot or harm them. Check with your local or state DNR.
That's what was eating mine and I caught him last night. Made me mad because he would just eat the head and neck leaving all the meat to go bad. I told him we could have shaired when I slaughtered them but noooo. So I relocated him...
My experiance with the horned owl is that they eat the head and neck to get to the organs. I have had this happen twice and last night I caught him.
See link.https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/702514/lost-a-duck-last-night-but-got-a-new-bird
He wasn't too happy with me. I didn't think a night in jail would curb his thirst for my birds so I relocated him this afternoon.
As you can see his right eye is damaged. It looks like the iris coloring was scraped away from the inside and you could see all the way to the back of his eye.
I did that and left him at the neighbors for two days. I need to know how to get rid of them. I am getting less than a dozen eggs out of 30 birds. I was getting about a dozen and a half a day.
Went to butcher the meat chickens this weekend and noticed that one had a swollen foot. I was wondering if it was safe to eat? I have noticed that this happens quite often in these types of chickens (cornish x). I have noticed it in one of my Broad breasted Turkeys as well.
One of my birds came home from the fair with mites. Now everything is infected. I have been using seven spray using dust but I can't get rid of them. I have six large turkeys so I can't really dust them very well and I have some large male ducks that I can't dust either. I have put the dust in...
I was collecting eggs tonight and a hen flew over my head. Not 5 seconds later I felt something moving in my hair. I thought it was maybe dust but it kept moving. I came inside and noticed red mites all over my shirt and I could feel them moving in my hair. I jumped in the shower scrubbed my...
One of my momma ducks (Moscovy) has a prolapse. Can't catch her to get a picture but it is the size of a small egg. Not sure if that's what it is. Anyone have anything like this happen? What can be done?
I don't want to put her down but I will not let an anamal suffer.
Really!!! towel? If you’re going to raise chickens you can't be afraid of a little chicken poop
I agree with everyone else, hold them, sit with them and even talk to them as much as possible. Mine follow me around I even have a duck that will fly to me when I call her in the morning and a...
I had 6 eggs I took from my hens and left them 2 just because I wanted to see if they would hatch. The ones in the incubator all died 2 started to hatch but edned up dieing. I went out the barn and heard some peeps. Come to find out that two hens had been stealing the eggs that others were...