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Looking for a small order of large fowl Malay eggs, preferably BBR or Spangled. I am attempting to acquire some for an outcrossing project. Looking to improve leg length and height of my Russian Orloff lines with some experimental crossing. (Also will likely get into breeding pure Malay to...

Will also consider eggs or grown birds. I am not particular on color right now because I am having a very difficult time finding any large fowl Modern Game fowl. I absolutely love our bantam pair, but I prefer large fowl, and would very much like to help the breed make a come-back. Does anyone...

I am looking to add one or two pullets/hens to the flock to pair with my cockerel next Spring. I'd prefer from a show-line (not necessarily show-quality themselves, but from healthy stock, I am breeding toward the APA standard), but really just healthy birds that are purebred Sumatras would be...

The title is a little vague but it is accurate. So we have a 30 bird flock- 9 roosters, 21 hens. Overall they are establishing a really fantastic, healthy social dynamic. There are two problem birds though, because they do not mesh well with the rest of the flock. One is a rooster and he's...

I've had a rough few weeks, having lost 6 of 7 chicks from an order. Right now I have one tiny pullet left, just under 3 weeks old, and we need to worm her (as well as the other chicks she's with, who range from 2 to 4 weeks old). Does anyone know the safest way to worm (with Ivermectin) in...

We just picked up nine chicks from a breeder. Five are 1 week old cochin bantams, and one of them is having some issues. Her breathing is very labored, and upon closer inspection we found that, not only is her "umbilical cord" still attached, but there is a piece of egg shell thoroughly stuck to...

One of our three week old sebrights seems to have an infection of some sort on her neck. The feathers are all missing, it's swollen, and discolored. Not sure what we can or should do about it aside from separating her so the others don't pick at it. Any advice would be much appreciated.

This has bothered me a lot over time. We have pretty much always had laying breeds, and this year is our first time with all non/low layers. Mine especially, as they are only seasonal layers. Everyone is on starter now (all under 6 weeks old), but eventually, after grower, it would be normal for...

It is that time of year. Things are warming up, the snow is (slowly) melting off, and chicks are abundant. Having been without chickens since June of 2016 we (my mom, younger sibling, and I) have been eager to once again hear the pleasant sound of chickens clucking, hens gossiping, roosters...

Hello, long time no see! Anyways, I'll get on with this quickly. I'm currently looking into getting a pair of fancy pigeons for companionship and eventually to hatch out some little squabs and rear them to sell as companions to others who want to experience what it's like to have these lovely...

For about two weeks now our 2 year old Old English Game bantam roo has been sickly. The only symptoms are very pale comb and wattles, and extreme exhaustion after exertion. He eats as though he is starving, but is refusing his normal crumbles. We have AviaCharge in his water, and when we...

We've gone through a lot of roosters, either because they attacked our ducks or because they attacked us. Finally we ended up with two roosters who have been pretty good so far, our two Old English Game bantam roosters. Tot, my black tailed buff, is the dominant rooster and takes care of the...

One of our older hens, a 4 year old golden comet named Daphne, is unable to walk. She's very happy, very talkative, and is eating and drinking just fine. Her comb is bright red, her eyes are clear and bright, she's nice and plump all over. No sign of injury, and she only shows pain when trying...

We just got back from the local feed store where we had two sickly chicks dumped on us. The emergency is about 5 days old, breed unknown. It is lethargic and appears unable to walk. It can move its wings, but is unable to stand, and only tries when prompted. We have to hand-water it, and it...

It's no secret that we love our birds, they are family, and they are spoiled rotten. Our bantams, less than a year old, are especially endearing. This is their first winter, and they're not liking it much. The obvious answer? Fly into our laps whenever possibly so that we will massage their...

Phil and I posing for the camera. She's poofy as she just ate. First of all, it is technically illegal to raise wild birds that have fallen from theirs nests (too young) yourself. However, our nearest wild life center is about 2 hours away, so we've never wanted to go there (except once when...

Our 1/4 cayuga 3/4 mallard hen, Ramen, has recently lost her mother, who was her only companion. She seemed rather lonesome, so we went and found someone selling swedish ducks. While we planned to just bring home one drake (a gorgeous silver swedish who was the smallest of the clutch) we ended...

This morning I let the birds out and didn't wait to see if everyone came out. Well, I went to collect eggs and noticed our 6 month old silkie rooster (our only silkie, one of three roosters) laying on his side, still in the coop. I gently picked him up and he didn't really respond much. So I set...

We have a flock made up of 7 standard hens who are older, 7 Old English game bantams who are about 4 months old, and one little Silkie rooster (we think) who was raised with the OEGs. Now Tater, our silkie, doesn't get picked on too much, and is doing pretty well, except when it's time to go...

At this point in time we're not sure if our 11 wk. old silkie is a rooster or a hen. We were certain that our little Tater is a "she" but now I'm not as sure. She's developed waddles now, so I assume she's not bearded, and she's started growing spur "nubs" but so have all of our bantams...