Posts by EMaker

Quote:Originally Posted by herwitsend I have a hen who will cut me off as I cross the yard and jump up to peck me.  I usually pick her up and hold her upside down while telling her my favorite stew recipe and she behaves for a...

How well will two adult roosters, previously in a flock with hens, do if kept without hens, and penned/cooped together? My brother has two large roos who brutalize their hens (granted, there aren't enough hens for two roos), and it is at...

Quote:Originally Posted by SteveBaz Welcome to the BYC Well a place to keep them. Appliance stores have great boxes if tou ask nice.Heat lamp/s 250 watt heat bulb + and extra just in caseThermometerCompressed wood chipa little...

Two tablespoons per gallon of water (the directions are on the bottle).

Quote:Originally Posted by geoff40 Yes, get yourself a half dozen or so birds, depending on the size of your yard, and they'll make quick work out of the ticks. Spiders, ants, grasshoppers, etc. No pesticides, nice!!Guinea hens...

Get some liquid Sulmet NOW! If she won't drink it, add a bit of sugar to the water to entice her. Sulmet works fast for Cocci. Most feedstores carry it for about $10 a bottle. Corid is also for Cocci, but it works much slower and given...

Quote:Originally Posted by LiLRedCV Organic feeding doesn't necessarily mean protein free or that your flock will end up eating your eggs in the nest!  It's just a conscience effort to avoid pesticides and GMO or any other...

Yes but keep in mind that this hen isn't an accidental egg eater...her feeding history likely has a correlation to her egg eating habit. Also, she's a visitor, so the OP is trying to find a way to manage the situation, rather than serve...

I don't have a photo (yet) but I have to mention my White Rock/Buff Brahma hen, who is absolutely awesome! Her Rock roo daddy and Brahma mama were both hatchery stock. At past three years of age, she lays (reliably) six extra large eggs...

First, make sure she is getting MORE high protein food, not less. I agree with the poster above who noted that her egg eating is likely due to non-animal protein feed at the organic farm. Chickens are omnivores, not vegetarians. Second,...