I think my rooster was fighting and while they were fighting my other rooster pecked it in the eye now the roosters eye is half closed and half open I can see the eye but not fully. Please help what can I put?
Baby turkey (about 1 week?) was unfortunately placed with ducklings and received a leg injury. He was promptly removed and placed in a separate box. At the beginning, he balanced on one leg, and held the other up with toes curled. I put cardboard on his toes to straighten them out, and Internet...
This has been going on for a year. When she’s standing and during the day she is fine. They all have been on tylan for mycoplasma. For a few years. She is seven, not laying eggs. She has been confirmed to be done for good. During the day she eats, chases, treats and is her feisty self.
Only at...
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I have a 3 year and 9 month old leghorn hen who has seemingly been going through vent gleet. It all started about 3 days ago when i started seeing a “messy” butt. I pulled her in today and smelled her butt. As a result, her butt smelled like human urine. The color of those messy...
Hello, So one of my ducks Clare, became slow about 2-3 days ago and hasn’t gotten better, now today she isn’t eating any food, and she is only pooping egg white.
A about a week ago we started giving her and her sisters calcium supplements because Clare’s sister was having trouble laying. I’m...
We have two Bobwhites in the aviary, a male normal mutation, and a female white mutation.
It would be nice if they could nest this Spring, but we don't know what sort of place they'd like to nest.
We also don't know what sort of nesting material they favour (just straw?).
Are there any other...
Help! I grabbed a head of iceberg lettuce and gave the chickens a few leaves and let them peck at it. They ate less than a half of the whole head. I’m reading now that it is toxic to them. What are signs I should look out for?! I’d hate if something happened to them. I didn’t know!!! Please help!
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Today when I got home my hen has been acting very strange, she started waddling (walking like if something is bothering her in between her legs) she has been laying and has definitely played 10+ I have no idea what's wrong with her. Her comb has black tips and it is now floppy when...
Hi! I ordered chicks from McMurray hatchery and I got the rare breed assortment, it’s always fun figuring out the breeds but some have me stumped, they look like one breed but also look like another! Any ideas?
So along with the rare assortment of chicks I got from mcmurray hatchery I also got this lil guy/girl. I thought it might be a jersey giant, but I’m not sure that breed is included in the assortment I ordered, though I could be wrong! Anyone have any ideas?
Hey guys I heard dry hatching has more of a success rate? Is this true? I am trying dry hatching for the first time, and I’m just asking if yall could tell me about your experiences with dry hatching and if yall like it better or not. (Maybe leave tips if wanted)
Hey guys my still air incubator model 2100 isn’t holding 99.5 degrees Fahrenheit! I had it dead on 99.5 and I turned the nozzle so it wouldn’t get any hotter, but I came back and it dropped 10 degrees! I don’t see where the warm air could have leaked or anything but I am so confused! I have an...
My chicken s'mores was brooding when I'm assuming her egg got crushed by something because there is eggshells and egg yolk stuck to her fur and feathers that won't detach, help to remove it?
Just gonna go right into it all of my chickens are sick (I have 13 of them, 1 male and 12 females), Here we go!
Shotgun - Green & diarrhea poop - Male
Dusty - Diarrhea poop - Female
Soldier - Diarrhea poop - Female
Lemon - Diarrhea poop - Female
Stub - Diarrhea poop - Female
Cantaloupe - Tiny...
So yesterday the power went out for a few hours while incubating on day 27. I put some hot water in the incubator and put a towel over it to keep the heat and humidity up. I also candled them yesterday when the power came back on and they were still moving. Today they are barely moving and they...
I’m on day 27 of incubating my duck eggs and the power went out for around 6 hrs. I know that during days 26-28 they are supposed to be on lockdown and not moved or anything. But I put some hot water in the incubator to keep the eggs warm I didn’t move them at all. Would the power being out for...
Hey there! First timer for bumble foot and it has this chicken mama in a tizzy!!
I’ve soaked and soaked her foot in warm epsom salt for the past 3 days and have been trying to pull the bumble out with a pair of clean tweezers. I’ve sprayed vetrx on it every night and keep it wrapped in guaze to...