Recent content by doggiechef

THANK YOU robinwiththechickens! And others who contributed to this thread. You helped saved my pet hen's life!!!! She's the last of my chickens, given to me by a now-deceased friend; so she means a lot to me. Two or three months ago I noticed she was not looking well and refusing to eat any...

Sorry to take so long to reply. I make homemade dog food for my dogs. Typical daily meal includes a brown rice-white rice-oats-wheat bread base, a meat protein (chicken, beef, eggs or fish), a healthy fat (corn or olive oil, sometimes butter), a small veggie portion. Plus calcium foods (cottage...

Thanks for the great idea!

Good to know. Thanks for explaining how it works!

Sorry to be sooo very late replying. I only started posting on this site this week. I cook full meals and treats for my doggies!

Thank you! Yes, it was poultry lice that I dealt with. I changed one of the tags on my post from "Feather Lice" to "Poultry Lice" but cannot figure out how to change the title of my post. I sure do hope my post can help other chicken owners deal with poultry lice as it was a great relief to me...

Thanks for the nice welcome to BYC!

In 2011 I got three Golden Comet pullets. For the record, I consider my chickens pets, rather than livestock. In 2013, one died. A friend had only one younger Golden Comet chicken left after her flock was attacked by predators. She asked me to take her chicken which I did, without thoroughly...