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Thanks for the advice guys! I have found a local source in my 4-H friend who is willing to give me two weanlings from her flock for free this spring! :D

Hello! I'm considering the possibility of getting a pair of pigeons/doves as pets possibly within the next year or so, and have begun my research. I'm very familiar with caring for other poultry like chickens and ducks, but pigeons are new to me. I've started looking around online to see what...

Yeah I figured that the diaper would be the best failsafe. Thanks for the info guys! :)

Hey! I'll be helping to raise a goatling or two starting as soon as they're born, sometime later this month hopefully. Mini Alpine/Nigerian Dwarf cross, so the kids will be pretty small and easy to handle. My 4-H club, which usually deals with small animals such as poultry and rabbits...

Awesome, that's what I was hoping to hear. Now I don't have to change anything! :P That's actually exactly what I was planning to do! :) They have a whiteboard on the wall behind where I will be presenting, so I will be using Punnett squares for Frizzle genes and Silkies. Here is one I found...

Ok, I've decided to take the Naked Neck part out to shorten the presentation a bit. I'm still wondering about the Silkie feathering. •Silkie + Silkie = 100% Silkie •Silkie + Smooth = 100% Smooth (These birds now carry the Silkie gene.) •Silkie + Smooth (w/ Silkie Gene) = 50% Silkie, 50% Smooth...

Hey! I'm doing a 4-H presentation on unique chicken feather genetics, and have a couple questions about Silkies and Naked Necks. One part of my presentation is on Silkie feathering (the "hookless" feathering, not just the breed), however I haven't had enough experience with silkies to know...

So today's update: The rooster's wing seems to have stopped bleeding, but who knows if it'll be permanent. Also, the meat chick has decided to drink water on his own today, but he still won't eat. His growth is stunted as well - the other chicks are nearly twice his size.

Hmm, that sounds useful! I'll look into it, thanks!

So my friends have a cockerel that has an injury on his left wing. They have been struggling with it for weeks, trying to get the bleeding to stop, but eventually it starts bleeding again as soon as the wrappings come off. The owners of this bird have gone on a trip, so I am the one taking care...

He's neat looking! I like the puffy cheeks! :P One of my friends has an OEGB that started trying to crow at one month of age! Yikes! :P

Ok I'll be on the lookout for the sevin dust or get the poultry dust if I get to it first. Thanks everybody! :)

I know many people swear by sevin dust, however I have also read that it can be dangerous to the birds. Any truth to this? Also where can I find it? I think I read somewhere that it can be found in the garden section? What would it be used for in the garden? Also I forgot to mention that I was...

So first of all, my chickens have lice (Ugh!). I bought some DE (food grade) to sprinkle in their dust bathing areas, however I was wondering if there was another way to apply it to chickens. The instructions say you can make a white wash out of it to apply to a coop, but could I just wash the...

Hey everybody! I haven't posted on here in a while! It's always ok to lurk, though... right? :P I have used fermented feed in the past, and would like to continue once it starts getting warm again. I also read about how herbs can be beneficial to poultry like to humans...

I posted the link on FB, and we're going to mention it at the next 4-H meeting. Good to know. :)

Hey, everybody! So since everyone's talking about molting and whatnot, I was wondering about my duck. She hasn't molted since she first grew in her adult feathers - about a year and a half ago. Her feathers are looking quite tattered, and I'm sure she would enjoy a set of new ones. But I can't...

Neat! OK thanks! That'll come in handy in the future!

Today's egg weighs 1.5 oz.

OK, thanks everybody! Yeah, I guess I'm just a little excited... :P I'll keep an eye on them and weigh the eggs every once in a while to track their progress. Speaking of chickens laying eggs in November, I've been wondering something that I guess I can ask here. If pullets are hatched at a...