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Just a little over a month ago my little bantam frizzled hen went broody so I bought her 3 feed store standard pullets that were about a week old at that time. SHe raised them for 3 weeks and then went back to laying and being herself again. Well for the past few days I had been noticing this...

Almost 2 years ago now I lost my mom to lung cancer, when she was first diagnosed she was in stage 4 of the disease but opted to have chemo to try and beat the cancer. August 15th 2009 was her initial diagnosis date. Early august 2010 the oet scan results came back and told us she had beat the...

About a half hour ago I peeked out into the backyard to check the chickens, I noticed my teeny tiny serama boy trying to scare off the crow I pay in eggs and bird seed to watch over them and keep the hawks at bay. This crow was acting very strange and seemed to bow down to him. it did this...

There was a family of hawks nesting in the woods at the back of our property. We free range our birds in our fenced in backyard. They do have a covered run attatched to their coop but not a sliver of greenery ever grows in there now. Last thanksgiving this young pair of hawks killed my sweet...

1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) Mottled bantam cochin, about 8 months old, around 2 lbs. He doesn't appear to have lost any weight. 2) What is the behavior, exactly. When he walks he appears to be intoxicated. Very off...

I recently (as of this afternoon) adopted a beagle who is being transported from W virginia to MN. He was rescued from a high kill shelter who was going to sell him to a testing lab down the road. The rescue arranged for him to be transported here with several people in a few states to help with...

His name is luigi. I intended to keep him but because of his desire to beat the living snot out of my smaller roos he must find a new home. He would need to be the only rooster or keep him seperated with some hens to call his own. I have 2 of these but luigi here is the better looking roo of the...

Ok so I have had this little problem before with these (I assume mites of some sort) I had gone awhile with no issues then all the sudden when its time to bring the no winter hardy breeds indoors. I have a strict maintenance schedule and every 3 months they are all treated with ivermectin pour...

A few months ago my cat was attacked by what we thought was a dog but had suspected a coyote that had been sighted in the area. The cat survived with weeks of medications and wound cleaning. From that point on we made sure both of our cats went in the house at night, they usually do by choice...

August 30th I spoke with a friend of mine who raises calls, she had one lone duckling left out of 3 who had a sinus infection. The other 2 ducklings didn't make it. The first duckling of hers that was ill she had gotten from a dog/cat rescue place and had even taken the duckling to the vet, but...

I have a chick whom I presume is gonna be a male who seems to have inward frizzled feathers, its hatchmate has the normal outward frizzles and a whole lot more feathering then this lil guy altho both from same parents and hatched at the same time. Has anyone seen this happen in their frizzles or...

I have several cockerels and a rooster or 2 to rehome, I have tried selling and free ads on craigslist with no luck. I have far tooo many and need to downsize for the hens sake. What I have available are... 1 mottled cochin bantam cock, hatched out the begining of march, came from privett 2...

This year has been extremely tough to sell/give away extra roos. I currently have 43 birds, out of those 43 3 are chicks who's sex is currently unknown, 10 are roosters and 30 are hens. Now I have tried to get rid of the extra roosters, tried selling them, tried giving them away ect. Much to my...

2 cockerels in need of a good home, I am overrun with roosters atm and need to part with a few asap. Both for $15 or $10 each. Hatched march 31st. NPIP certified, tested flock, birds will be banded. Local Pick up only

I usually make sure both cats are put in the house at night because of all the predators we have in the area but last night Sam the sneaky lil bugger that he is snuck out, we searched for a few hours with flashlights and treats with no luck. He has done this a few times before but usually with...

1 Mottled bantam cochin cock f/s Approx 3 months old and crowing. Bought him with 2 others from the feed store at 2 weeks of age in hopes of gaining a few hens, needless to say I only ended up with one hen out of the bunch so this little guy has got to find a new home. He is very tame. Local...

1) What type of bird , age and weight.- Serama hen, 2 yrs old, 9.6 oz now 2) What is the behavior, exactly.- Last week I noticed her standing in the middle of the yard with her tail down and kind of puffed out. She has been doing this alot in the past week. 3) How long has the bird been...

A little over a month ago I had to part with a few serama roosters, one of the "culls" I wasn't real keen on letting go partially because I lost his mom over the winter. I met up with a fella so he could look at 3 roosters that were up for sale. He of course chose the one I didn't want to part...

I have a hen who decided it was her turn to raise a clutch, this was her first time getting the chance. I gave her several eggs mostly seramas and 1 cochin egg. 2 days before hatch day I had my first chick already! Of course a tiny little serama as those typically hatch around day 18-19 altho I...

Just the other day I was outside with the flock enjoying their company, one of my serama hens whos name is/was onyx follows me around when I am out there like a little lost puppy. I fed the birds treats, let a few crawl all over me, some lap snuggles then it was off to get the waterers changed...