I was at the 2010 Ohio National Poultry Show and I purchased some bantam birds from a breeder who had these nifty cages for sale. I'm pretty sure he built them himself. It has been the best cage I've ever had. I use it for birds when I'm segregating them for various reasons. I really want to...
I have a mixed flock of hatchery hens which I had vacinnated, chickens I purchased from individuals & those I hatched. This summer a young hen looked like she developed a leg problem and was unable to walk. I kept her inside the house and cared for her like that for about 3 months when I...
Sorry to be gross... but my rooster seems to be the only one infected with a nasty case of mites. I feel awful that it was so bad and I didn't realize. He just doesn't like to be held and none of the other ones have them. Anyway... Yesterday I got poultry dusting power for him and tonight I...
Originally I thought my hen may be egg bound but she passed an egg and is still having problems. The main issue is her abdomen is very swollen and hard and she has yellowish fluid leaking from her vent.
I have now started her on the only antibiotic I have (durmycin 10) and have her inside the...
I have not had much luck with the banty eggs hatching. I have had two chicks completely form then die prior to hatching. I have only had 3 banty chicks out of about 16 eggs actually make it. I don't know why because the standard eggs have about a 98% hatch rate. The last one that didn't make it...
Had a chick hatch over 24 hours ago. Yolk still in 1/2 of shell and embryo attached. Poor guy is trying to walk around with his ball and chain. I thought it would fall of on it's own but it's been over 24 hours and I think he is getting ticked off. He is alone in there as the others have all...
Crap-A-Dap!!! I had given up on the eggs that were 4 days over due. I forgot to throw them out today when I went to walk over to the incubator to toss them surprise... there was a very irritated chick chirping away!
It's my first. Yes... I'm a proud momma... but a very, very bad one just the...
I've managed to raise 15 chickens just fine without any illness. I picked up 19 chicks from TSC during chick days and I now have at least one hen who is ill. She is sneezing and making gurgling sounds and even gasping for breath. She sounds just awful. I read someone's earlier post on gapeworm...