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One of my hens appears to have broken her leg at the knee. No external injuries, cuts or abrasions on her leg anywhere. Her leg just dangles loosely at the knee joint. Is this repairable? If so, how would I treat her? I appreciate any advice. Thanks

My roo Sarge appears to have suffered some frostbite from the extreme arctic blast that blew through TX last week. I think he will be Ok. He just found out today that his hen count is going from 10 to 15 in the next few days. He's happy!

I live in East Texas and we are not accustomed to the arctic blast that is coming our way this Sunday/Monday. I'm sure a low of 7 degrees is not too big of a deal for most of you but we are not used to these temps. I have 6 adult goats, two little bucklings born about 2 weeks ago and triplet...

We have a small herd of Dexter cattle. Our first calf recently turned 6 months old and was sold yesterday. His mom is really missing him and won't stop mooing. I'm sure this is normal but how long can we expect this to continue? I feel bad for her. 😢

Anyone out there with experience dealing with a down cow? I have a 2 year old Dexter heifer that has been down for 8 days due to complications with her first pregnancy. Her calf was large, coming breach and by the time the vet got out here the calf had died and had to be removed by fetotomy...

I have a very lovely black hen who is about 9 months old. I hatched her in an incubator along with others. She was an active and normal chick. I integrated her and her fellow hatchlings into my existing flock with no problems. I noticed though that she didn't scratch like the others, she...

I have 2 Royal Palm turkey poults. They are 4 months old now. A month ago I thought I had 2 toms. Not so sure now. The one that I am sure is a tom is thriving and doing well. Strutting and looking great. The other came down sick about 10 days ago. Yellow droppings, pale and lethargic...

Out of my flock of 12, I have one hen that goes broody. Her first brood was in March of 2017. She hatched 5 chicks...all roos. Her second brood occured in July 2018. 5 eggs, I think. We live in TX! Hot as hell in July! She was suffering and abandoned her nest after hatching only 2 eggs...

I incubated and hatched my first chicks a few weeks ago from my 6 hens and rooster . They are doing great! Hubby and I decided we'd like to add a few Royal Palm turkeys to our poultry family so we purchased 3 that were 2 days old. Seller assured us that they were eating and drinking water...

Hello. I am new to caring for and owning goats. Last month I took in 2 Nigerian Dwarf goats. A 2 year old female and a 5 month old buckling. I live in East Central TX and the weather has been wet but temps haven't been too low lately. We are expecting a cold snap in the next few days with...

I purchased 4 new hens ( 4 to 5 months old at the time ) about one month ago. Integration with my existing flock and rooster went pretty well. They are all free ranging during the day. No matter where they are out in the yard my older hens instinctively go to the coop when the urge to lay...

This morning I noticed my rooster making some strange noises. It first sounds like he is trying to clear his throat followed by a hiccup. His crows this morning were pretty normal, a little hoarse.. but we did have a pretty cold night last night. In the upper 20's. He doesn't appear...

I have been interested in identifying my rooster's breed for a few months now. I think I have it pretty much nailed down to a Blue Isbar. My roo, Sarge in first pic..2nd pic is what I found on the internet. Would love some feedback!

I have been stressing over my Plymouth Rock's brooding habits for weeks now. Was expecting her initial 2 eggs to hatch on this Saturday, March 10th. Her nest , last I checked, had 5 eggs ..she hasn't been eating or drinking enough in my opinion. It was quiet, just she and I. Just knew I heard...

I am new to chicken reproduction. I have a Plymouth Rock that has been sitting for 2 + weeks. We were able to determine during the first few days she was sitting on only 2 eggs. One of hers, one from another hen. She is really protective so when she made a brief exit from her nest yesterday...

Have been referring to this website for a few months and decided I needed to join! My husband and I are both from Texas, born and bred. I am able to work from home so when he retired we decided it was time to get back to our roots, leave the madness of Harris County and move to the country. In...