Recent content by Helicopter Mom

We're well accustomed to raising Jumbo Cornish Cross and decided to add Freedom Rangers this year. Some questions about them. Do they have the manure load like Jumbo Cornish Cross? After brooding, can they be free fed or does their feed need to be regulated like the Jumbo Cornish Cross?

Sorry, Hannahnic14 - I don't understand your comment.:idunno

I have a 1 1/2 yr old Buff Orpington hen that has a seriously swollen right hock. It obviously hurts her as she will not put any weight on it unless she has to. She prefers to spend her time in the nest box so she doesn't have to use the leg. Originally, I thought she had a sprain, but after a...

We started last year in butchering our own birds. My husband did the "deed", I couldn't watch. We used kill cones and they worked great. Kept the birds nice and calm. We did purchase a kill knife specifically for butchering. We also watched the following videos (found at the very end of the...

We have 30 Jumbo Cornish X chicks arriving this week. Last year we had a break out early on of coccidiosis and lost several birds before we got it under control. I had Corid and treated for a week straight. This year we purchased Purina medicated chick feed to help prevent it from even taking...

We have 2 roos and are starting to have problems. Looking to rehome free of charge our purebred Black Americauna. He was hatched in March 2020 and was vaccinated for Merek's. He's big but gentle. We'd like him to go to a good home where he's spoiled and can have his own group of girls. We're...

Are we able to post rehoming requests on forums? We have a roo we need to rehome and are struggling to find a place.

We have 2 roosters and 16 hens. One rooster is an Oliver Egger who is 3 years old (hatched in 2018) and the other rooster is a Black Americauna who just turned 1 (hatched 2020). Up until now the two roosters got along, with the Olive Egger being the main dominant rooster. Just this week, we...

Introduced our almost 8 week old chicks to the rest of the flock which consists of 1 rooster and 12 hens. The adults didn't care or bother the 8 new chicks when they were put together. However, the chicks stayed huddled together and completely separate from the adult birds. At bedtime, had to...

Thanks for the suggestions!!!

I'm glad you found it helpful! It is definitely not something I want to do again anytime soon! The first bird with the 4 bumbles on the one foot was the worst! Sadly her entire foot was pretty much infected.

Here are pictures 48 hours after surgery. The first two photos are the top and bottom of the bird that had a total of 4 bumbles on one single foot. The last two photos are of the bird that had the single large bumble growing out on each foot. No sign of secondary infection on any wound. Each...

After doing a flock check, discovered 2 of our birds had severe bumblefoot. Both birds are 1 1/2 years old. After doing some research, a friend suggested we follow the instructions from The Chicken Chick for treatment. https://the-chicken-chick.com/bumblefoot-causes-treatment-warning/ With her...

What is flystrike and how can you treat it?

We have 16 other birds.