I think Cochins are the perfect breed for your climate, they fair well in cold weather, are great producers of brown eggs, make the best broody hens to hatch your new babies, are gentle giants great with children, and finally are beautiful to look at.
What I would do is to first consider...
If the temp drops down close to single digits or below some of your flock may experience frost bite on their combs and wattles depending on the breed you have. I live in Ct and it can get pretty darn cold, what I've done to prevent this from happening is to create a hood that could be raised or...
If you leave his comb alone the frost bitten tips will fall off and it'll bleed for a little while, or you can choose to trim the dead portion of his comb of with a pair of sharp scissors(sterile=Boiled in water) and apply triple antibiotic ointment to the cuts. These too will bleed but this...
Apply warm water with a Q-tip several times daily, dont apply any oils that may irritate the eye unless it's formulated to go in the eye. Come to think of it I did see an eye ointment in a CVS pharmacy that would probably work. Hope this helps.
My Peacocks get layer pellets during the winter months, when I start seeing his back feathers filling in I switch to breeder pellets which has higher protein and also treat them with some cat food for more protein. I continue them on breeder pellets through the breeding season with fruit and...
Hi everyone, we've got a mix of about 70 eggs we're waiting on. We have Rouens, African/Tolouse geese, Fawn runners, Dark Cornish, Buff Orps, and a special Back Yard Broiler blend of my own....Dk Cornish/New Hamp Red/White Jersey Giant, Peacock, and soon to be added.....Guinea hens!!
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I have a Blue India Peacock that seems to get recurring sinus/eye infections. His sinus' swell and sometimes causes his eye to swell shut. He also loses some head and neck feathers too. I've give him the antibiotic the vet suggested, only for the infection to clear up and unfortunately...
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Sounds like my home too.LOL. If you're interested, I have Pure Bourbon Red turkey eggs to swap, a dozen for a dozen?? Please let me know
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Tony
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Do you still have Cobb hatching eggs available?? I'd be intersted to know what you're asking price is per dozen?? Last year I raised a couple dozen 2 roos reached 24lbs by 7 months, it was an amazing experience to practically watch them grow before your eyes.
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