Recent content by marlo1968

I've culled her. I researched Merek's and she showed the signs listed for the neural Merek's. She had asymmetrical paralysis and labored breathing. Now to wait and see how many of my flock will have to be culled.....sickening.

I have a 14 wk old Americauna pullet that yesterday was a little puffed up and not as active as normal (I didn't notice this, my dad did), today she is not using her left leg, and not opening her left eye. I have her inside in a box and she's content. When the box moves she moves her head...

here are a couple of pics of the similar but splash pullet

well those are the two I was thinking of as possibilities. I'm also not familiar with Andalusians....Someone on fb said hatchery Jersey Giants can stray from the standard, with different leg colors and underfoot colors. still confusing

I need some help identifying this guy. He is about 13-15 weeks old. He's farther behind in development than chicks that are the same age, tall and lanky (today it's cold and he's hunched up), has very green legs, straight comb, no yellow on the bottom of the foot. When I bought him as a chick...

Decided to go with water nipples on a pvc pipe fed by a 5 gallon lidded bucket, the bucket is a dark color and I'll be adding a bit of ACV with the mother in it every fill to help with keeping nasty's from growing. Feeder, I'm still undecided. I have a large hanging feeder, but can't use that...

2 White Crested Black Polish, 2 Blue Jersey Giant, 2 Frizzled Black Cochin, 3 Ameracauna, 4 RIR, 3 Barred Plymouth Rock

I'm starting a new flock (I just moved from Colorado to Texas) and am starting over with chickens, I didn't have room to move my flock. As such I am also building a new coop, which I have planned out. I want to use water nipples instead of a can waterer. I'm interested in seeing what other...