Posts by flockwatcher

What kind of worm pill?  How old is she?  Have you ever wormed them before, and with what?   Worms are one of the possibilities, and if this is the cause, probably the best approach would be Valbazen, a cattle...

They do stop laying when they go broody -- usually.  That's the trouble, there are no absolutes.    If left to run the show themselves, they should collect a clutch of eggs, then stop laying and set on these til they...

It all sounds like the rooster damage I saw from one fellow who was a bit too rough.

Tough one.  I've let them sit in the hen house and I've separated them.  It's always an uproar when they're in the hen house although I have gotten some chicks this way.  I marked the eggs with a Sharpie and checked on...

Here is a link about the causes of shelless eggs.  It's also possible she is an internal layer.   http://www.thepoultrysite.com/publications/1/egg-quality-handbook/16/thinshelled-eggs-and-shellless-eggs

That sure sounds like a chicken's symptoms of cocci.  I have a link with a hime remedy for cocci for chickens' perhaps this would help.  Sorry, I don't know beans about turkeys -- but I wouldn't be surprised if cocci are as...

i would definitely treat them all.  I don't know why that permethrin wouldn't be OK, although I've actually not run across someone using cattle permethrin on chickens.  We certainly treat them with stuff for other species,...

You can feed them either, or mix them.  The only real "no no" is layer feed for young chicks.  Starter is usually a bit higher protein which is a good thing for chicks.  There is no reason not to feed the whole flock...

A pretty good test of broodiness is when they stay in the nest 24/7.  I don't think a few hours in a nest is enough to worry about -- not yet.  If she is getting sick, then it could be a lot of things besides...

You say it's full but not hard, and yogurt is sometimes used for sour crop.  I wonder if this is what she has?  I've never dealt with this, only read about it here, so I'm just passing things along.  We have an older...