Come on someone please respond to this post. My mother-in-law got these chicks at tractor supply and said they both were in the same bin. I know that they had cinnamon queens and Sapphire gem Olive eggers that day. I know that SGOE can be this blue and chipmunk color but I also know that...
Another spring 🌱 another round of what did my MIL buy. This time, I called TSC immediately to see what they had. they had Sapphire Olive Eggers, Cinnamon Queens and EE. She says they all came from the same bin but they could've had two types in one.Box had pullet and premium pullet checked. I...
MIL picked up a few TSC ducks. What are they? Blue Runner??? One has a yellow bib the other doesn't. Sometimes they seem to walk upright, other times not....
If they are runner I'd they're any way to tell gender early (before voice)
I have a year old BBW hen that used to love everyone in the family. At about 6 months, she completely turned and would fluff up and click at anyone else. I was The only person she would let near her. This was throughout the winter and she wasn't laying either. Now today all of a sudden my...
I have a year old broad-breasted white turkey hen who has laid consistently even throughout the winter. She has not laid an egg in about 3 weeks and now her poop is yellow with gooey clear consistency. At first it looked like she had explosive yellow green diarrhea. Now the yellow of the egg is...
I have a almost 1-year-old Easter egger hen who got curly toe disease and I thought it was just a vitamin deficiency so I'm treating her. However, while I was inspecting the other birds, I noticed that my 1-year-old turkey. Ken brought breasted white had this kind of poop. What am I dealing with
I have a 46 week old EE (?) who has one eye open and one eye closed. I noticed this yesterday. Yesterday she was able to open the eye. Now today is keeping it mostly closed and I can see some dried up crust. She also has a sort of bump on her beak. Today I went out to give the clock some raisins...
So I have this 8 mo old BBW. She is the sweetest thing. Loves petted follows us around, so sweet. My daughter (7) has a friend over A few weeks back that Loretta really didn't like for some reason. She would fluff up and maik these god-awful noises.My daughter of course took up for her friend...
Once and for all.. What do I have here? People say starlight green Eggar and yes she does lay small green eggs but the combs that I see on other SGEs are way different. By the way, what would you guys classify her comb as?
So my sapphire gem is a new layer. Started a little over a week ago. I got her 8th today and it was huge, so was the one yesterday. We had eggs this evening and BOTH eggs were double yolks!! I know new layers are prone to them but two in a row?!?! Is there anything to worry about? I feed them...
My pullets are a few days shy of 5 mos old. I have an Easter egger, prairie Blue Bell and starlight green. Also have a silkie and Americauna but they aren't showing signs. The others are for sure squatting for a week now. They go in and out of the nesting boxes. Their bottoms have widened and...
I have 4 pullets, all 4 mos, with varying degrees of fowl Pox. We are about a month from onset. They are healing. Some have more specs than others and some very minimal. None had started laying. Will this affect their ability to lay? I am seeing signs out of all of them like squatting, waddles...
New to turkeys. Is he/she hot? If so, what do I do? There's plenty of water, cool water outside. I set up a mister but it runs from it . There's a shallow pool that it can get in.
This is my first turkey. It's a really sweet bird. Never heard him or her gobble. She will drop or droop her wings...
I have two male Pekin. Sometimes they will "shake" their heads And when I say shake I mean it almost vibrates and then they will kind of charge at something. Is this aggressive? They will also at some point tuck their heads very close to their breasts. Is this posturing?
3.5 mos. Bought at TSC MIL didn't take note of breed. Pullett or Cockerel? I have been thinking pullet all this time but those tail feathers have me wondering but they are rounded.