I've had chickens for years. I have a healthy flock with very little problems. My 11 yr old daughter got salmonella poisioning recently after playing with 3 baby chicks (healthy looking)the feed store gave us as a replacement for something they owed us. We normally hatch our own. They went in...
Our Silver laced wyandotte roo, "Jethro, has a limp. It has been very wet here. Here are pics of his feet. The limp is primarily on the right leg but both seem to look swollen. Is this bumblefoot?
Drakes or hens? We have 6 Muscovys. All 3 months old. Pretty sure on 4 of them but not these two. White one in the first pic???? I think the dark one in the first pic is a hen. I may be way off. Any guesses appreciated [/URL]
We have a great flock of 24. And we are learning so much. Our youngest are a group of 7, 10 wk old Ameracaunas we purchased as chicks. As I have learned more about chickens I realize they are frequently mislabled and are actually EE's. If I understand correctly it not only has to do with...
I am very new to the whole chicken thing, so pardon my ignorance. I am wanting to get an Ameraucana Roo to have the chance to eventually hatch some Ameraucana chicks. Don't know that I ever will, but if I am getting a roo I thought I might shold get within the breed I have. I currently have 2...
9 Week old Jersey Giant with eye issue. I'm 99% positive this is an injury but want someone with more experience to take a peek. She was slowly introduced to my flock over a 2 week period. There is a lot of swelling. I've been opening the eye and putting antibiotic drops in. I'm unable to see...
I inherited a flock in Dec. former owner said they were maybe 10 weeks. Which would make them 19 weeks now. But he was just guessing. I do know one of them still sounded like a baby chick. Since we have been learning on the fly I wanted to know if anyone had an opinion concerning age? Breed? or...