Mine had hidden the symptoms because he was in a flock and I only noticed when he got to the point of green dropping which means they haven't been eating anything. I used a dropper and diluted a small amount of corid in distilled water and gave the three sick ones a good loading dose and then...
That looks like what mine appeared like when they had coccidiosis. You need corid asap. I learned the hard way that you should always have it on hand so you can give it as soon as you notice symptoms. I lost 2 of 3 that were sick.
1. Mine were late layers....around 28 weeks
2. I was told silkie roos can be super quiet if there is another roo close by. I can't verify because both of mine were girls. I will say girls will chatter constantly(I think this answers 3) and as they get older they will almost sound like they are...
Some duck eggs may go up to 30 days. I have hatched a few mallards and this has been my experience. If I am calculating correctly, you are in day 28 now. I wouldn't stress until day 29.
His name is Elvis and his golden girlfriend is Priscilla aka Prissy. No, he isn't allowed on the counter. I left him inside for thirty minutes between me leaving and the hubs getting home....this is what the hubby found. Naughty Elvis!
I have a roo that was an accident, but we fell in love with him. Like so in love, he sleeps inside at night. His dad was a RIR bantam and mom was a golden sebright. We gave him a golden sebright girlfriend and then added two silkies, one partridge and one light partridge, to his little harem(and...
Of course! These are mixed breeds from my house chickens. Roo is half RIR bantam/half golden sebright. Hens are 1 golden sebright, 1 partridge silkie, and 1 light partridge silkie.
I have a roo that was an accident, but we fell in love with him. Like so in love, he sleeps inside at night. His dad was a RIR bantam and mom was a golden sebright. We gave him a golden sebright girlfriend and then added two silkies to his little harem(and they all come inside at night) My...