Posts by FLKayaker

I have never heard of mites causing worms nor is this mentioned in a book that I have on raising chickens.  Unfortunately, I purchased my pullets from a local seller who was raising them in a very unsanitary environment so they...

I took one of my pullets to the vet today and loose stool was one of a couple of reasons why I took her in.  I had, earlier today, taken in a stool sample for analysis and it turned out that there was evidence of two types of...

I just took one of my Delaware pullets to the vet today and she was diagnosed with both worms and mites.  The vet said that the mites that he found were not the "sucking" type but the "biting" type and he gave me brief directions...

Your post is a very good warning to new chick owners who are likely unaware of the possibility of something like this happening.  I too had a similar experience that I wrote in a review on this site entitled Four Friendly Pullets...

You can see various types of mason jar feeders/waterers if you go to eBay and type in "chicken feeder" or similar search words.  I have used this type of feeder before, the base for which you can purchase at most feed stores and...

You probably already saw the info' below on the Learning Center on this site but I thought I would copy it here in case you did not.  I too am new to chickens with much to learn and I too will be adding two new birds to my...

I am new to chickens so I don't know if this info' would be helpful but I raised three families of muscovy ducklings recently and while the mother ducks had no problem with the Start & Grow, the babies just seemed to nibble at it...

Thank you so much for taking the time to reply to my query. It is very reassuring to hear from you, a chicken owner who lives in and understands this climate/environment.   I will take your advice today and hope...

Good morning everyone!  I hope that someone can help me with this issue.  I am a new backyard chicken owner and am not sure if this is even a problem.  I have four Delaware pullets, about 5 weeks old which I absolutely...