Me and my grandfather wanted to deep fry but I also don't want to waste the meat. Are they too old and tough for deep frying? Thanks in advance for your time and knowledge.
BLUF: One of my chickens was diagnosed with Mareks. Is the rest of my flock of 40 doomed? Should I just give up on my chicken hobby? (Breeding and hatching)
So I just started my backyard chicken venture last June. Today I have 40 chickens in my back yard. Recently a couple of my hens(so far...
We've had a pretty wet winter here in Georgia and I recently I've been losing a few chickens. I've been trying to troubleshoot what the issue may be and I've begun to think it could be coccidiosis. Can anyone look at this picture and tell me if it looks like coccidiosis in the hen droppings...
New chicken tender here. My chickens were all born around the beginning of June 2020. Up until the last 30 days my 20 chickens have had an impeccable bill of health. Recently 6 of the flock has been stricken with fowl pox. I immediately separated them.
About 2-3 weeks after separation I found...
So I am raising flock number 2 with 4 hens and 2 guinea fowl. I wanted to raise the guineas with chickens so they would be a little tamer and not so prone to roam, which has worked like a charm . The only thing I have noticed is that the hens raised with the guineas are the flightiest, most...
Hello everyone,
I just noticed my flock of month old chicks all seem to have some variation of red bump on their beaks with red slightly raw combs. One of the 6 even has a bubbly wet eye. What in the world is happening!
I just noticed my month old easter egger chick has a watery eyes and a bit of a tore up comb. Not sure if this is respitory. Should I go pick up some meds from tractor supply?
My easter egger chick, hatched August 23 has a watery eye. What is this and should I go pick up some kind of medicine from tractor supply? Her comb looks a little bit rashy as well. Any help is extremely appreciated.
me and my daughter just watched our first chick hatch, now that the chick is out it's chirping so loudly inside the incubator . The thermometer says 99.5 degrees and humidity shot up to 85% from 70% when the egg opened up.What could be the problem? Is this normal?
Hoping to raise a couple keets in my new brood of 6 chicks. How old should the keets be when I introduce them. Should they be young or can they be 3 or so weeks old? I'm noticing these guinea meets are a whole lot more "flighty" than chicks.
Or should I put the 3 week old keets in the coop with...