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Read the ear infection thread and peroxided and Neosporined. Two month baby just suddenly crooked his neck in half to his right. Neck folded in half like a sleeping giraffe. He walks but backs up a lot like my Orpington/Auracana mix. I'm stumped but not giving up yet. Hot packing it for...

Ok I know its rare, I know its mortality rate, I know that most hybrids are sterile. I read the previous posts and researched the pictures and sounds. I was there when Bemba shared the stories of a possibloe guinea chick and was naysayed by a fellow member. All that aside there is definitely...

Hello. As mentioned my husband and I were on our way to town. On the road just off the main highway we spot this poor fellow walking around loose in the rain. We know almost all the chicken keepers on our hill and surrounding areas and there wasn't any houses in the area near enough for him to...

I hatched 10 eggs given to me last year and they were supposed to be Silkies. 7 were. A coyote took my beloved Silkie rooster, Shamrock, last Saturday. I have one Silkie that I've always assumed was a hen. Now I look at her and second think she has some rooster qualities about her. I present...

HI everyone and welcome to my newest crisis. ... my Silkie hen is presenting with a large fluctuent abscess under her vent. The picture doesn't do it justice. She eats fine. Not sure on egg production yet but she has had for over a month. Only just realized that her sisters weren't built that...

Am I the only one who thinks there is no more precious thing than when your chicken gives you a "hug". I'm talking about they wrap their neck full length around your neck. And kisses? I always kiss my birds. Finally I noticed especially with juveniles, they will lay their wee head alongside your...

Hello everyone. I apologize for the only times I find the time to post anything anymore is when I have an emergency. So with that I give you my latest attempt at ignorance possibly is going to wind up with a dead chick. I have an ancient sewing box. Woven reeds or baboo shoots are what it's...

Got this cutie as an 3gg. Was supposed to be a Silkie but clearly not. He was hatched out in April. Girl whom I got them from has Silkies, Sebrights and Auracana and probably more. He doesn't look like the rooster pictures I Googled. Still he's young yet. Sorry he usually loves to flirt, just...

So I'm just going to post one bird at a time so I can get each one figured out, renamed if necessary and rebanded, and finally entered into my roster. So thank you in advance to everyone who can help me . Here's #1 ^

Left is pullet and two farthest right are the cockerels? If so I just hatched out 3 boys and 2 girls of the same color.

so I got some eggs from husbands coworker in April. Hatched 6 of 12 silkie eggs and behold and lo, no black skin, no five toes, not sure what but she's beautiful! Any suggestions? I figured I would get a quicker answer here than waiting for husband to remember to ask coworker and more...

So as you may be able to see my camera shy turkey son has a rather large lump on his right cheek. Roughly half dollar sized. He first got it when we brought him home and had him in our chain link pen to meet our resident young Jake. We originally thought he had rubbed his whole face and neck...

Hello friends. As mentioned I went to check on one of the three Guinea hens that are on nest. To my extreme irritation one appears to have been predated.i don't know for sure if it was by land or by air as we have predators of all walks, ( and flies, crawls and slithers). At any rate, they...

So I'm outside yesterday putzing around the yard. I hear a commotion and look up to see my hen Mahalo racing in circles with something in her mouth. Behind her follows 3 other excited birds. So curiosity gets the best of me so I go over to see what she's found. I glimpse legs so now I'm even...

Hello everyone. I bought these two cuties at Tractor Supply about 3 weeks ago. They were supposed to be Silkies. I see not a shred of Silkie. First they have normal toes, no extra. Second, they have feathers not silk,(ok I know that doesn't totally preclude them from being Silkies, or does it?)...

Ok first let me take my licks for not posting in well over a year...biggest of apologies to Grannie Hatchett and all my peeps, no pun, you know how it gets with 50 chickens, 18 guineas, and 2 tom turkeys....so busy. Ergo my problem. Friend gave me 12 silkie eggs to incubate. Candles twice now...

Once or so in our life we are lucky enough to come across the perfect friend. Usually it is a person, in my case it was the most beautiful white Cochin named Hope. This is her story, I hope it is a fitting enough tribute to her. I acquired Hopey and her sister Faith at an auction 6 years back...

Twice in 24 hours I have had to clean an eraser size wad of poo off little guys rear. Not covering his vent thankfully but too close for comfort. Now his vent is swollen, see crappy picture, so put asteroid cream on it. I mean hemorrhoid. Also separated from mom to keep eye on him and changed...

So since it's warm here in Washington state I have been leaving the barn door open at night...boy did I get a wake up call 2 nights ago. About 11:30 or midnight I had awoke and went out to the couch. Sitting there half awake I suddenly hear a crashing/thumping sound from my barn, followed by a...

Hello, Dont know what is on my Polish rooster, but had him for three months now. saw crawly bugs crawling up my arms last month. Treated him with bath and treated with Out! Petcare Flea and Tick spray as that was all I had on hand. And dosed entire coop with DE. Thought all was well . Saw...