I received this boy as a gift. I don’t know anything about the Columbian gene and there doesn’t appear to be many Columbian Bantam Cochins.
Should I try and find a Columbian girl? Or possibly breed him with the other Cochins I have? ( mottled, black, calico)
Not really sure where to go from...
I have been doing Vetericyn 3 times a day and have moved him inside. And I’m not totally sure but he is in a pen with only other bantam hens he has been with well over a year with no other issues so who knows !
Serama got his wattle all torn up. It looks split on one side, but not all the way thru. Would it be best to keep it clean and apply meds and let nature do it’s thing, or is this a case where it should be trimmed off?
Yesterday, he was totally fine. Came out this morning and he is like this. Neck going to side as well.
Doing nutridrench and electrolytes now.
What could this be?
2 week old won’t put pressure on the foot. No visible cuts or wounds. I thought a slipped tendon but didn’t know if the swelling in the foot would be a result of that too? I’m gonna try wrapping it and keeping her in her own little area in the brooder to restrict movement .
In wrapping, leg...
How does a hen react if she were to hatch chicks/poults and then I were to take them from her to raise inside? Do they get stressed by this or do they just carry on their business ?
Thank you for sharing and especially sharing the pictures! As much as we don’t want to believe it, it really is true what they say. There is usually a reason it’s not hatching. I interfered once…. Let’s just say the little roo lives half his life inside my house now because he just cannot be...
How do you all make your stock or bone broth with your carcass? I guess I’m not straining it enough at the end? I love to sip on bone broth but anytime over tried to make it, it’s gross 🤢 help!