Today I noticed a couple of the ladies pecking at him right there. So whatever it is, they are making it worse and won't let him heal. I guess I will isolate him a few days and see if it improves. Anyone got a guess? Would you give him a dose of Tylan?
He is a young black copper marans. All the girls are healthy. His chest is very irritated and swollen.
Some days it looks better, then there are days like this it just looks horrible.
Amanda
Buff Orpington has a swolen foot, not getting any better. She is 1 year old. It is the size of a perfectly round large marble. She limped around at first, but now she seems to go on as if it were normal. It has been this way for 3 weeks. I tried several time to clean it and see if I could...
He is a really large, beautiful rooster. But it just appears there is not an aggressive feather on him. Oh my. I am puzzled.
I can pick him up, he doesn't peck at me. Yes, the other rooster was definitely the man.
I have a small flock of Buff Orpingtons. There were 2 roosters and 8 hens. Someone bought one of my roosters, and apparently he was the dominant one. Now my remaining roo is just one of the gals. He is a year old. He has never crowed. I've put him in isolation for 2 weeks and I put him...
I hatched some buff orpingtons. It looks like 2 of them are roosters, but only one is taking on the role of rooster. He crows and services the ladies. They are 9 or 10 months old. The other looks exactly like a rooster, but does not exhibit any rooster behavior. Long streamers around the...
The recycling supervisor found a whole display of baby cereal in the recycling dumpsters recently. It was within a month of going out of date. She called me up, and I picked it up for my gals. Every other day I pour one box of the baby cereal in a large dog bowl and fill it with water. I...
So when I buy an Aracauna or Ameracauna at the feed store, what am I getting?
Mine look like those pictured. They lay blue eggs, not green.
My last batch came from MyPetChicken online. They are not bearded, well, not yet.
They are only 12 weeks old.
Amanda
I googled "Chicken Breeds Poster" and several options came up.
You should be able to order one on line.
You can also contact your County Extension Office. They have everything.
Amanda
The golden egg ... ha, ha
How about this for a money making venture - I buy the random 25 chicks mixture from my pet chicken on line. They are $49 free shipping! I raise the babies and enjoy them while they are small and play with them while they love me and trust my every move. That is on...
I have a few Black Jersey Giants, and a few Austrolorps.
I buy from feed stores and friends. I don't keep up with exactly who came from where. No rooster.
Typically my BJGs have had red faces. Now I have this beautiful bird with black legs and a beautiful black face (waddles, etc) - eyes are...
Sure thing! I have ameracaunas, plymouth (barred) rocks, black jersey giants, buff orpingtons, Rhode Island reds, and austrolorps, oh yes, and 2 cuckoo marans. My orpingtons don't lay yet - but it won't be long. I have one light brahma, but I think she is past her prime. She is just so darn...
Being a farmer is tough, my daddy always told me.
I've had to cull injured chickens before and it never gets easier.
I think it shows you have a good heart.
But ultimately you did the right thing.
Amanda