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Excellent question jennifersmith326. I have hatched thousands of chicks over many years and just had a polish ( from someone else's stock) hatch and once dried and fluffy I moved it to brooder bin and it did the constant chirping, one eye stayed closed and became swollen and looked like it had...

I am a small chicken hobbyist that has had a chicken addiction for years. As I have my Roos with their girls we have enjoyed the different mixes we get. I am trying to learn more about the genetics etc but wondered if there is ever a "general" statement that can be made about crossing breeds...

I read where someone referenced that seramas have a 1-2% lethal gene.. Would this be the same for all breeds of chickens?

I have been using multiple styrofoam little giant incubators over the past two years. I now have an ideal cabinet that was given to me and have designed wire racks and shelves for the eggs and have had many succusful hatches, however not the numbers i should have had. I have used lights and...

Our Turkey absolutely loves our Pilgrim goose , gussie. She is quite the looker but he goes nuts when she gets near him. I cannot find any information as to whether it can or has been done in cross breeding a turkey and pilgrim goose. There seems to be a love story going on between them and...

i have a 4 day old baby chick, that is plump, fluffy and is constantly on the move. Eating, drinking,sleeping and looks normal. It is however constantly tilting its head from side to side. It doesnt stop for any reason. it doesnt seem to bother the chick, it walks steadily and may be...

Does anyone know of something that can be used in place of Oxine that I could possibly buy locally from a southern states, tractor supply or agri supply?? i am going to order some oxine but was hoping that i could find something at a local store to use NOW..

I am looking for information on oxine and i am confused about an "activator" which is citric acid. Does this need to be added when using for poultry or is the activator used for something else completely?

Thank you SOOOO much for your responses. I feel better knowing that we are pampering our babies but that the heat is still taking its toll.

I am hoping someone can offer some guidance on several things changing my flock. With the summer heat, some of my normal layers are not laying at all for extended periods of time ( upwards of over a week) and as well as many of my pairs, their eggs are not fertile. During the winter, my...

My cochin frizzle hen has molted but now her feathers are not near as pretty as before. Her wing feathers are different, where the ones closest to her body are feathered but the longer wing feathers are just "spears" and she looks terrible. She is active, lays, cruises the yard and is without...

I have searched the internet from one side to another and am sure that this is the only place to find out my breeding questions. We have a small flock at home and enjoy hatching different types of eggs, but nothing is more fun than having one from our yard hatch and trying to figure out who the...

We are having to switch to a medicated feed and are confused as to what is best to use. We purchased the purina start and grow but need something for our layers, any suggestions on what brand or type to feed? I have read that some medicated feeds cannot be mixed but what is best for my birds...

You are all so awesome to offer supports and ideas. thanks so much and Glad to know I am on the right track and keeping them warm enough. Thanks

We have several silkies that we purchased as adults and weather doesn't seem to bother them, however we have several small silkies that are not doing well with our temperatures. We are in florence sc and can get into the 20's for the worst of the year. Do any of you that have had silkies and...

We have battled this past year with our chickens having wheezing, sneezing and runny noses. We treat with tylan, seperate from others and they perk up and are healthy again. We recently got two chicks ( at a day old) and purposely have kept them in the house and away from all other birds, made...

We are a small flock and a wide variety of chicks from silkies, wyandottes, rhode islands, polish, frizzles and we think some cross breeds that no one is really sure of yet. Anyway we have gotten most from a local auction and of course you can never tell what you are getting. We have had some...

ok, so help me here.. she is tiny so there isnt even a pound i dont think and do i just lift the skin on the breast and get it just under the skin?

We have had to cull some chickens today because we cant get rid of some strange virus through antibiotics in the water and it has infected others. My daughters silkie has a bubbly eye and i cant bear to cull her. I went and bought tylan 50 injectable as i have read others say it works best. I...

We started purchasing chickens several months ago and all was fine. I purchased some americaunas at a local poultry auction ( never again) and they were fine for a week, then one of them began to have a matted and closed eye. She wouldnt eat or drink, so I nursed her for a couple of days and...