Just writing to check in on how everyone is doing now that some time has passed--one of my very first girls is at the vet right now with a confirmed broken femur. I'm, of course, out of town on a work trip, so the vet wanting an answer of a 50/50 chance during surgery or euthanasia is very...
No other symptoms yet, of course she’s one of my favorites so I’d like to see her through whatever this is, but does keeping her around increase the odds of others showing signs? Or it’s like already out there so whoever’s gonna get it, will get it?
Glad to hear your girl pulled through, this...
Grabbed one of my girls this morning to give her a bit of love and noticed her eye immediately. She’s from Meyer Hatchery and I thought I had purchased the mareks vaccine, taking a second look it’s not there on the invoice. She is blind in the eye, showing no reaction. Is this ocular mareks? And...
This is good info, I have another goose who seems to get respiratory issues while everyone else is healthy, I've always wondered if she has something like a vitamin issue that causes it.
Got the call from the doctor to discuss how things are looking, she and another doctor at the practice did the evaluation and based on how/when of the injury and what his status is right now (reflexes, pain location) it's more than likely that he has a fractured spine or nerve damage in his...
For those that might be interested, about two weeks ago Banana Bread lost the ability to walk. Tomorrow is his vet appointment to see what can be done if anything at all. It’s breaking my heart because he was doing good, a bit wobbly but he walked around, bathed, and was very chatty. He’s still...
He’s had a few good days where I think real progress is being made and then the next morning he’ll be back to wobbly and weak.
Nope, he was totally fine. The limp he did have I attribute to his bumble, but that all cleared up by the time he was back outside.
Before this his droppings were...
Any help is appreciated as I’m at a loss.
Banana Bread was being treated for a bumble, after being in hospital (my mudroom) he was slowly reintroduced back into the flock. His first full day back out with everyone I’m filling water buckets, hear a commotion and see that two males are fighting...
Just a lil update, when I went to grab them they were gone. Someone posted in my towns FB group that one of the local farmers was letting their geese out on the lake, so I’m hoping they were the ones that came and got them. Will be keeping an eye out!
Before I go trying to wrangle a bunch of geese at the local marina that showed up this morning, these are domestic right? The shape of the head and how there isn’t a real paunch in the lobe area gives me pause that *maybe* they could be some kind of greylag hybrid that’s passing through, but I...
Looking to fix my rooster ratio before winter sets in and am interested in larger breeds (brahmas, orpington, wyandotte, etc)
Budget 20 - 50 per hen.
Located outside Ithaca, NY but can travel a ways.
Looking for about five hens, larger breeds (e.g. brahma, cochin, wyandotte, orpington) & close to exhibition quality, minor defects are fine. FB forums aren't showing much. Can travel a bit, just need to even out my roo-to-hen ratio.