Posts by powaychicks

Thank you Dawg53 you are always so very helpful! 

I have to start giving my hen tyan 50 injections from extreme wheezing too. Have tried other things for a week and a half but it has not cleared up completely going to try Tylan 50 now. Question: The dosage I have seen suggested is 1/2...

Thanks for your reply. In all honesty I am not going to pay tons of money to get a bunch a test done. I do want to help her and will do what I can but we can not afford a bunch of medical treatments. I will continue with antibiotics...

Hi all I know there are tons of post here about wheezing chickens but I'm kinda at a loss right now what to do. We have an Easter egger who is 2 years old. I noticed last week she was wheezing a lot and having a very hard time...

Thanks guys! Do you deworm every year?

So I was in the feed store today picking up more feed and I was chatting with the lady about deworming. My chickens are almost 2 years old and I have never dewormed them. I have never had a problem with worms so I didn't think it was...

We have 5 chickens. 2 BO, 1, BPR, and 2 EE's. Not small birds! They were all pecking around by my kids playhouse and a large hawk came down and corralled all 5 with its wings between itself and the playhouse.  Thankfully my daughter...

Quote:Originally Posted by Animalian I only put sand in my run but only keep it under the covered part. The rest is all dirt with dead leaves in it. I rake up all the leaves once a week and put it under the trees in the run, the...

I always understood the deep little method to be talking about inside the coop. I would never put shavings in the run. Some people like sand in the run. Help to keep it dry and keeps down the mud. Chickens love the grass and dirt to...

Our were flying over 2 different fences to get into our garden so we had to clip their wings. One chicken fell into the pool (we saved her) so it was for their safety. We never had another issue. Just clip one side so they will be off...