Thank you we are taking the black chick and the second darkest one from her right now. Being that it is Easter and dont have another heat lamp we are going to give them a stuffed animal, extra pine shavings and a warm room in the...
I have had 8 chicks hatch over the weekend. All are fine and visibly healthy. The hen who is sitting on the eggs and chicks has been seperated from the rest of the flock. She is neglecting on of the chicks and has become "violent" with...
So, we have had a Broody hen for almost a month...Weren't sure if it would all work out, BUT IT DID! She has been laying on 13 eggs... so far we have 8 babies! I am so in love with them! She has been great and very trusting with us. We...
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Originally Posted by Coveacres
DE has mixed review when the issue of INTERNAL parasites come up. As far as external issues DE is proven and works wonderfully. A dust bath in DE along with a coop clean-out...
Over the weekend we cleaned out the chicken coop. While doing so, I discovered I had mites crawling on me. I then noticed them on eggs. What can I do to treat this problem. DE has so many mixed reviews on the forum that I don't whether...