Search results for query: *

I have 2 groups of chicks. 1 group of nine 6 week old Pita pinta and 1 group of ten 4 week old Denizli Longcrowers. They are being brooded together in my garage in a 6 ft by 6 ft brooder. I feed them medicated chick starter. I was gone all day yesterday, but fed them and changed water before I...

We have 2 eleven month old silkies. They’ve both gone broody for the first time. I moved them to their own large plastic dog crate today and gave them both some eggs. They immediately arranged their eggs and seemed content to set. Is it ok to let them brood together? The dog crate is set out in...

I recently posted about sick chicks and guinea keets with URI symptoms that pointed to possibly MG. 2 keets died and 1 Cochin died and over half the chicks and keets were symptomatic, so we decided to cull, trying to prevent introducing disease to our current adult flock and newly hatched chicks...

I posted in another post about bringing home guinea keets and Cochin chicks from a local breeder a little over a week ago. One keet had a swollen eye and died the next morning. Another keet died a couple days later. The breeder did have another Cochin chick at her facility exhibiting the same...

I recently (3/18) bought 6 guinea keets from a local breeder who is NPIP. I also bought 3 Cochin chicks from her. I noticed when we got them home one of the guinea keets had a swollen eye. I thought maybe it had gotten pecked or scratched in the box on the way home. He seemed fine otherwise. The...

I recently (3/18) bought 6 guinea keets from a local breeder who is NPIP. I also bought 3 Cochin chicks from her. I noticed when we got them home one of the guinea keets had a swollen eye. I thought maybe it had gotten pecked or scratched in the box on the way home. He seemed fine otherwise. The...