Posts by Matt A NC

Been raining steady with some heavy periods for about 90 minutes.  Everything is flooded again.  The gardens were just starting to dry out enough to work again, now there is standing water everywhere.   Matt

Put 21 eggs in the Suro 20 Sunday that I got Saturday at Chickenstock.  6 Marans, 6 Faverolle, and 9 polish.  All Large Fowl. The LF cochin eggs I set after Big Boy dropped dead were of course infertile.  He was show...

I have had a few hens that ate slugs.  No idea why and they always ended up with a sticky mess on their faces, but they did eat them and came back to find another.   Matt

 I hated mowing yards, but if I wanted money that was one way I got it.  I have probably mowed every yard in this neighborhood sometime in my lifetime.  I even pulled poison Ivy/oak for neighbors, since I am...

At 4-5 weeks old, looks like you have a dominant pullet. Matt

Quote: Originally Posted by jdyson  I posted this in the diseases/cures category but I haven't seen any responses yet so here it is. What in the world is on his comb?   Looks like a pecked area that got...

I should say that I am not an expert.  The advise I give is from experience with my flocks over the years and with helping others with their birds.  There are no guarantees when trying to treat a bird.   I did bring...

OH, to help break up the snot/mucus get a small bottle of Vet RX.  This is basically VapoRub for chickens.  A drop on/in each nare(nose hole) and a drop in the beak.  No need to dilute like the directions say.  The...

Quote: Originally Posted by dutchbunny83    There are 2 out of the flock that I would never be able to cull as they are my babies, I am super super close to them like one would be a dog or "normal...

Dutchbunny, forget the dura-crap or any other soluable.  You need a fast acting injectable antibiotic.  I would go with Tylan 50.  1 CC per bird per day for 4 days for Large fowl.  Most feed stores carry it, but not...