Posts by Brookliner

You can feed them finely chopped cooked egg. They really like that and the protein gives them strength

I have used a couple of drops of polyvisol without iron in 2 tablespoons of water and used a syringe without a needle to dropper next to the beak ... They will suck it into their mouth. Make sure that they are warm enough. I am sending...

Poultry dust will kill them. Dust him all over under his wings and vent. Take care around his head (eyes, nose, beak) Also dust the coop thoroughly. Don't rely solely on DE but it doesn't hurt.

For those of us in NH this is the information on how to be part of the NPIP program (National Poultry Improvement Program) It is FREE since NH has a federal grant to pay the testers.   I called the State Vet's office (see...

I live in New Hampshire and called my State Vet's office (see below):   Dr. Stephen K. Crawford, State Veterinarian, New Hampshire Dept. of Ag. & Division of Animal Industry,  P.O. Box 2042, Concord 03302-2042....

Quote:Originally Posted by ourcoop62108 Has anyone ever head of putting lime on the floor of you coop. We are new at this. Currently they just have a dirt floor but someone said we should put lime down? I would not use lime since...

I live in New Hampshire and am looking for some bantam Welsummer chicks or possibly hatching eggs. I don't know if you folks are all LF Welsummer people or if some of you also raise bantam Welsummers. Feel free to PM me if you know of...

You can also try closing them up in the roost area for a few days until they know that is where they are suppose to go.

Wait until dark when he roosts. You should be able to catch him easily. Bring him under a strong light and examine the wound to see how bad it is. Clean it up and put antibiotic cream on it (the kind without pain killer). Keep him...

I stand my hens up in the sink in warm water with dawn dishwashing soap I let them soak 10-15 minutes then wash the area and rinse well with warm water. Dry her with an old terry cloth towel and blow her backside dry...