Posts by fisher39

Just found some posts saying something called Respite is a good remedy. It's a mixture of garlic, herbs, and fruit acids, made especially for respiratory and cold symptoms. Does anyone know who carries it?

It first started with just a few, which I separated, but I guess it was too late, as it started spreading in the main coop. Some of them do have a discharge from the nose. The chickens that have it have a smell that's not too strong. I...

Quote: Originally Posted by Chris09  Just a word on ACV "helping" immune system, Keep in mind that like humans poultry have a Normal Blood pH level, by offering ACV you lowering the Blood pH and in fact...

Quote: Originally Posted by Rustywreck  As I wrote in my first reply, I left them an area of sand to scratch and dig. They don't need to dig up the whole thing Ah, somehow I didn't catch that. Thank you. I may...

Thanks for the tips! I like the idea of putting a piece of lumber mid-slope.   Rustywreck: isn't it a bad thing that the chickens can't dig at all in the run? I feel like my chickens will be bored like crazy all day if they...

I've got an uncovered run that is sloped a bit too much--from past experience, putting any kind of material on a sloped area where there are chickens, they end up kicking it all down the slope, leaving the top exposed. There's bare...

I just want to bump this back up and see if anyone else has any info on properly fermenting soybeans for chicken consumption, without heating?

Quote: Originally Posted by LunaticCafe  Actually, that link you provided refers to sprouting, which is different from fermenting. Everything I've found about fermenting soybeans for human consumption involves cooking...

Quote: Originally Posted by lawilliamson  Love the Rhode Island reds. Not the "best" sitters but my banties are so I just let the banties do my incubating and hatching. works great for us.  As far as broody...

Quote: Originally Posted by centrarchid  Full sized chickens can be taken by hawks.  Hens much more vulnerable when rooster not present.  Some roosters will attack hawk on ground.  I loose adult...