Tara, still myself, do marvel at the beautiful picture of the egg and the gal. I really loved the picture of Fixins and Foamy running at dusk through the snow, and the beautiful piece of wood, that looks like a human stretching the arms to the glory of the skies above. I would like to save...
My dear Tara, please do re-post that picture of my lil' Sister in her pretty blue dress, holding the great and wonderful egg of a turkey, oh so many years ago now. That picture is astonishment and pride in all its glory, the glory of the egg that can perform so many things in this world, to...
Well, I am subscribed to this thread, and am so glad I did, it was nice to read, Tara, your meanderings around the farm, smiling that big smile. I have been very busy this winter too, and am in the throws of single mating with my buff orpington flock. Got almost all the 10 hens covered, so...
I know pretty much how old Tara is, but that is my top secret and top secrets cannot be told, smiling...I am reading this thread and following it for sure. There is so much that this gal has to say, the hours and hours of telling her farm tales, the pictures that accompany her words in the...
I am borrowing a Marsh Roll-X incubator that sounds just like this one. An older model. I took off the inside of the lid to clean it out thoroughly and below the wafer was a black box, held onto the lid by a zip tie. I took off the zip tie because that was attaching the little black box to the...
My dear Tara, of course, post that beautiful picture of my Sister and the beautiful egg....it is well worth it to share it with the world, and my chicken house still bears that warning for any dog that might think they might like my chooks for a morning meal, smiling.....here it is, hanging in...
Oh my goodness, beautiful post Tara, reminds me so much of other ones I have read, and I revisited the pictures too, some a view from the shoes, smiling. I am now exhausted, thank you, and have used up all my morning internet time, visiting with you as I read through your posts and others --...
Oh wow, I am subscribed to this topic, glad that I am. These chicks are two weeks old and obviously have never been in contact with other birds to ingest something to give worms. Now this gives rise to the thought that the mother(s) of the chicks are heavily infested with worms and that the...
I don't have time to read the sticky about what to tell.
A one year old rooster. Living in separated pens from three other breeds.
Has five hens with him of same breed.
Healthy as can be
No symptoms of any illness
No free ranging today, due to high rains, intermittent sunshine
Regular food, no...
I have a barred rock gal that was given to me several months ago. Quite a nice one actually. No clue of her age. Her bones in her backside feel like there is enough for eggs to pass (at least two fingers wide) and I think she used to lay, but isn't now. She is a very nice bird, did I mention...
Ok, so taking a little longer to get back to this topic, but am back. This is a topic worthy of good conversation, as is occurring.
I am wondering why worming for the tapeworm is not as common as worming for round worms. It is pretty much known that chickens get worms. Period. They get them...
Upon examination of the pullet in questions eye today, the swelling appeared less and the yellow stuff, whatever it was was lessened. Still visibly this eye is in distress. I drenched the eye several times with colloidal silver water, and after this procedure could see something along the top...
Thank you for the replies, I am awaiting further information from forum people. I am thinking that perhaps she may have something in the eye.
Please note. I will say again. There is absolutely no illness in any of the birds that I have.
This bird is 100% healthy. She does not have any...
Got a 16 week old pullet that has a very odd looking eyeball. The other eye is perfect. Speaking of perfect. That pullet is healthy, eating, drinking, pooping, absolutely no signs of illness. The only one displaying this very horrible looking eye amongst 20 others of her age. She began...
This has posed many questions, oh dear, on and upwards. When one speaks of culling, does that mean killing? I really need to know what this terminology means, I have heard it used many times in many places. I cannot kill a bird because of colours leaking out, seems rather racist if you ask...
Hmm. Should have clarified a little, I have searched and searched on the internet to find out more about the leakage of red, can't seem to find anything, but will still still pursue this, I know it is not good in the breeding pool.
That blue cockeral with the red leaking is not going into the...
Bumping, I'm going to show a picture of that young blue, he is 5 months old, the red flecks on the wings was very prevalent at 4 months old, and had started to show about 4 months of age. Have that wonderful day, CynthiaMQ.
Taken about a month ago, note the light coloured bird, look at the...