my serama hen is about 8 mo old. Last night she wasnt on her roost and looked really sick laying in a corner. Her comb is a normal color but she is lethargic and wont move. I checked to see if she might be egg bound but didnt feel an egg. Whatever is wrong with her is internal. There are no...
A wild chicken has been hanging around my house. I caught her today and was checking her over and found this all over her chest area. Don't know what this is. She may have been attacked? I have other healthy birds and don't want to put them in any danger. If this is serious will I have to put...
My Orpington hen started limping yestrday. Now she can barely walk and she is breathing heavy.I checked for bumble foot and scaly leg mites. She was fine .her foot doesn't feel broken or swollen all the vets are closed right now. Realy freaking out please help!
One of my Orpington hens is limping for some reason! She was just fine this morning. But now she walks very slowly limping and favoring her right leg. Checked for a possible extream case of scaley leg mites or may be a broken bone. It doesn't look like anything is realy wrong and all the vets...
So I live in a realy rual area. And on Valentine's Day 2020 I found and captured a wild American game hen that had been wondering around my yard. I decided to keep her and immediately began the quarintine process. We bonded alot through that time. Then I bought a chicken leash and took her...
:lau No i m afraid I want to keep this one. But to answer @hysop reply I don't have an extra cage on hand. My chicks (who are in the process of intergrating ) are using t.:) So I want a way to let it get a little greens until the chicks get done with the cage.
I have an American Game who is aggressive and as of present , dangerous to my flock. Does anybody here tie up aggressive roosters? By tie up I mean have a rope (ect) to one foot and that rope tied to a tree or some other structure? Can you make something like that diy?
Yes I have 10 other birds... several different breeds. The weather is rainy. It will be raining here for a whole month. So I'm keeping her under the porch. The cage is about 5 feet away from my small coop of chicks. I think I can find another cage to keep her in . But I have to wait a week...
Around a month ago I found a wild game hen in my backyard. I have no idea where she came from or why she stayed. But she has stuck around and today I caught her and put her in a 2 an one half foot long by 1 and a half foot wide cage. I am quarinting her. Is that cage to small to keep her in for...
As spring nears we are all excited to order our new clutch of chicks. Some of us who are more focused on the egg production, pick chickens who lay the most eggs while others pick chickens based on appearance and recreation. No matter what you pick your chickens for , we wonder the same question...
HI my school said that we have to write a research paper on a topic of our choice. I have chosen to write about the NPIP. My English teacher said to talk to people who are familiar with my topic and can answer some of my questions. So why was the NPIP started? Is any one here apart of of the...
I have a standard 250 watt red light heat lamp. I have moved my chicks out side and it is cold so I will need the lamp on especially tonight. Well I plugged it in and the bulb starts to fog up from the inside (the outside is clean ) and smells really funny. The "fog" it produces is so thick...