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Hi Saphira. That's a nice collection of breeds.

Like green house plants?

I would think that if the weather were blistering hot and dry, that a little misting might cool them down. They might appreciate some heavy shade cover more.

It could have been that she was egg bound. You aren't giving enough symptoms to say yes for sure. But what you describe could be egg bound.

The show quality pure Cornish, in any color, are difficult to come by. The white seem to be the hardest to find. If you want show quality, you must find a breeder and establish a relationship before...

One more thing, check them very carefully for mites. That's always worth checking when they do any behavior that could even vaguely resemble scratching. Not saying they have mites, but it is worth...

If silkies have the proper domed skulls, it is possible that one of them might have a brain deformity. Not saying they all do, but with the odd shaped skull, it is possible. That would cause some...

I checked in today, but I'm not coming around very often because all I find is spam. Admin isn't blocking them like they should and once the spammers find a place that will leave their posts up and...

I'll back Patrick up on this one. The Storey's book is excellent. It's not just compared to books about ducks. Any livestock would be very lucky to have a book that good and thorough.

You can not force a hen to go broody. They do or they don't. You get no say in the matter. If she is not sticking to the nest, you might as well pick the eggs up and either put them into an...

If you buy Peeps in the spring, they won't have changed any by the next fall. It's not like there is anything in there to go bad.

That's an awfully long rant from someone who doesn't want to talk to us.

My suggestion is that if you don't want to talk to us, then go away. You aren't required by law to hang out on this...

I don't eat sick animals. What I would do would be to try to get them through it (unless they are suffering) and then wait for the end of the antibiotic withdrawal period before butchering.
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My first thought would be that she ran into the wall and injured her neck.

I'd probably put her down, but if she doesn't seem to be in pain, I might put her into the "hospital" unit and give her a...

If she doesn't have any other issues except swallowing pellets, and she is a small bird, then she needs her feed in a smaller form. Change her diet from pellet to a crumble.

Immune carrier, not genetic. It is a bird (or human or animal) who was exposed to a disease, did not show symptoms, or had light symptoms, but never got the virus out of his system so he sheds the...

If it doesn't respond to antibiotic, then it is probably viral. I suggest that you take a dead chick in for a necropsy and get whatever it is identified so you know how to fight it.

Losing a...

I'd love to see a good place to sell hatching eggs by auction. Ebay is too difficult to work with. The other on-line auctions that sell birds don't seem to have much participation.

Even though, there only seems to be half a dozen of us who post, if you look at the number of views, quite a few people are coming here to read. I'm going to assume that they are here looking for...

I suspect that most of the members of BYC have not yet reached adulthood. It's great that they have a place to chat. But that is also why posts should be a bit on the gentle side; you are talking...

Cows eat small pieces of wire or metal that they find in their pasture or hay. Lining of stomach is pierced by the wire. Cow dies of infection. That is hardware disease.

Very strong magnet is...