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Is it possible for young birds to recover from mareks ? Any ideas or recommendations on rehabilitation ? I understand sometimes birds can recover fully ? Also are there some breeds that are more susceptible to mareks ? Can stress be a trigger for the disease to manifest itself ? I have had 2 ko...

A few days ago one of my young males (8 weeks old) escaped from the chick coop and found himself in a main flock of grown chickens. At the end of the day when i found him he was severly beaten and bloody on his back near the tail and also both wings. I cleaned him up and found no skin...

So i have a flock of ko shamos that seem to be getting unwell. I have lost one chick at the 7 week mark and second chick now seems to be struggling. In total i have 4 chicks, 2 male, 2 female. Initially few days back i noticed one female had a few peck marks at the back of her head. I also...

My flock has been wiped out by a recent break in where the thieves broke into my garage and left the door open. The fox then decided to pay a visit and finished off the job. Out of approximately 20 birds of various breeds only 2 remain. I have lost silkies, ko shamos, old english game and...

So i know the hens age is important when it comes to hatching eggs. As per my research and experience one should not start to incubate eggs as soon as the hen starts laying but should wait a few months as initial eggs may be double yolkers and also may be smaller than usual. This results in...

So i have a young grey silkie chick which is around 9 weeks old now. For the last 10 days or so she has been sneezing regularly with bubbles in the eye area (significantly reduced now). 10 days ago as soon as i noticed its behaivour i immediately isolated it from the rest of the flock and...

So i have a young grey silkie chick which is around 9 weeks old now. For the last 10 days or so she has been sneezing regularly with bubbles in the eye area (significantly reduced now). 10 days ago as soon as i noticed its behaivour i immediately isolated it from the rest of the flock and...

I have a 9 week old english bantam rooster that freeranges twice a day with his mates, who has not been himself since yesterday. Yesterday evening i noticed he was perched much earlier than usual but didnt really pay attention. This morning when i went to check up on the chicks, he seems to be...

So i am planning to record my journey in trying to understand color genetics in aseel. Any help would be appreciated. Ideally by the end of this project I would like to produce a lavendar/blue colored line an also a white colored line. Following is my progress so far. I have a lavendar colored...

So i am a bit confused about the old english game and the old english game oxford type. Apparently they are descended from a single breed however in the UK the breeders from oxford decided to branch away and create a separate type. My question now is around the dubbing that occurs. For those...

So i have 2 sets of Ko shamos, one is definetly a pair which are in a flock with 3 other chicks (silkies). Lets call them Flock-A. The flock is around 9 weeks old now. I recently hatched another pair of ko shamos that are around 5 eeks old and i suspect are both males. Lets call them Flodb-B...

So i have 4 silkie chicks that are around 9 weeks old. Can you all please help in sexing them. I suspect 2 male and 2 female based on tail colors and wing colors. Pics attached.

So i have a young leghorn (approx 9 months) that has been an excellent layer. However since sunday (so total 4 days now) i discovered a prolapsed vent. I researched the forum and after cleaning applied vaseline and pushed it back in. On sunday (day1) she laid a normal egg although the shell was...

So i have previously seen posts where quails have been kept on wire floors. Why cant chickens also be kept in the same way ?

So i have an aracuana that has recently started molting. How long does the full molt process last ? Does she lay any eggs during that phase ? Is there anything i csn feed her to speed up the molt ?

Can anyone share links for breeding pens, ideally space and size requirements for pairs or trios. Would 3ft by 5ft be a sufficient sizing ? Thanks.

So i have come across a lot of breeders actively advertising the fact that their chicks have been raised on grass since 4 weeks old. Is there any significance behind it ? Why do they advertise it specifically? Does raising on grass result in better quality birds ?

I have a pair of oriental gamefowl. Wondering what color chicks they will produce? Ideas on the breed would be appreciated as well.

So i have a cage that is around 11ft x 7.5ft which comes in around 82sq ft. This should be enough for around 10 birds. The coop where they roost at night is raised on 4 legs and does not occupy the 82sq ft ground space. According to my understanding, each bird needs around 8sq ft of space to...

Is it possible to fix a splayed leg in a 2 week chick ? I had a white silkie that hatched around 16 days ago which had a curled toe. I put that in a splint which straighten out the toes. Kept it around a week and just removed it this morning. The foot has notw straightened out, however upon...