The Quack Shack

[Trimurtisan]

I had been complaining about my 6-8 month olds not laying. Guess what 2 cluckers surprised me with today. I suspect either the lavenders or the RIR x Leghorn mixes.View attachment 1983967

Triple G rats!
(gggrats!)

 

[Miss Lydia]

Is it enclosed except for the door? Asking because you don’t want her putting her face up to the bars and others pecking away at her. Or if an all metal maybe old towel over top and down the side to keep her safe that’s how I kept Adam with everyone put him In a crate so he was protected.

 

[Trimurtisan]

Is it enclosed except for the door? Asking because you don’t want her putting her face up to the bars and others pecking away at her. Or if an all metal maybe old towel over top and down the side to keep her safe that’s how I kept Adam with everyone put him In a crate so he was protected.

The crate is all metal, and to small for her head, but big enough for the pullets to fit their head in. I'll use a towel to give her some cover. Thank you for the suggestions.

Poor girl had blood on her chest, feet and wing. I though she was severely attached at first, but it was just the scab picked off. That red really clashes with the white.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Yep and draws those cannibals(birds) like lightening.

 

[Trimurtisan]

Yep and draws those cannibals(birds) like lightening.

Lol, I guess everything really does like chicken. Even chickens!

 

[Trimurtisan]

Although it was not directed at me, I really appreciate you sharing the info @dawg53. I am dealing with a broke turkey beak.


I'm going to repost this here. I just happened to look at the current threads, and someone is having a similar issue. With her top beak being shorter, I am a bit concerned about her being able to eat now.

I've dealt with cracked beaks. Put a little neosporin on it to prevent infection.
The main issue you might have to deal with is her ability to pick up feed and eat it.
It would be best to put her in a cage. Then put her feed in a deep bowl and add water to make a watery gruel for her to eat, ensure the water is lukewarm, not cold. You dont want her pecking at feed on a hard surface, it can further injure her and cause pain.
It will heal in about 3-4 weeks depending on the severity of the injury.

Ensure her cage is cleaned as needed. You'll have to add water to the gruel later in the day as the feed absorbs the water and the water is her sole source of water to drink.
Make a new batch of watery gruel every other day.

After 10 days, remove the bowl of gruel and put few grains of scratch on the bottom of the cage and see if she can pick them up with her beak. If she cant pick up the grains and swallow them, place the gruel back in the cage for another 10 days. Then repeat putting a few scratch grains on the bottom of the cage and see if she can pick them up normally and eat them. When she picks up feed normally, the beak has healed or a new one has grown under the damaged beak and then she can be returned to the flock.
I dont recommend Blu-Kote for cracked beaks because it contains alcohol. There are many nerve endings in a chickens beak, alcohol would cause burning sensations.

 

[Duck_life]

Thanks! Put blukote on the guineas, they were pretty bad and freaked out, though they did help round everyone up in the coop with there call .

 

[Trimurtisan]

I just noticed on of the turkeys' growing it's beard!
They don't really hold still very long but I'll try and get a pictures here soon.

 

[Compost King]

So how was it sex linked? I thought it was the skin color.

I agree, silver does sound more appetizing.

yeah its the skin color that is sex linked. The Females will have the Fathers black skin. And they have the black meat too or the birds I worked with did.

 

[Trimurtisan]

yeah its the skin color that is sex linked. The Females will have the Fathers black skin. And they have the black meat too or the birds I worked with did.

Oh okay. I just got confused this morning. Thank you for clearing that up.