Recent content by kmatt87

I haven't had to deal with one that breaks/eats good eggs, only a few that will eat them if they get broken somehow. For calcium, have you tried giving them back their eggshells? I let mine dry for a day or two, crush them up (or let the kids do it) and add them to the oyster shell bowl. I...

love this time of yr. We took the kids fishing and caught 9 large trout and a big large mouth bass in about 2.5 hrs on kid fishing poles, worms and bobbers. lol. So we had fresh fish for dinner tonight and I froze some for another night. I steamed some green beans from the garden and dished up...

thanks. i'll check it out. I don't think she's sunburned but i'll keep that possiblity in mind. I didn't even think of that.

ok, so my 15 month old black sex link, who has not had a first molt yet, is loosing feathers on her stomach/ribs/neck....i think its a molt due to no evidence of lice/mites but she has 2 patches that are bright red and another patch or two of scaly looking skin. Is that a sign of something...

holy cow! I miss checking this forum for 1 day and come back to 152 post! It took me more then 15 mins to catch up. Welcome newbies!

I'm in loveland/ft collins and i post in the cheyenne thread as well. Have you tried doing that?

I just put everyone on chick feed and make sure to supplement with oyster shells for the bigger girls plus some things like kale, squash, berry tops, and other nutritious goodies

posting to keep this thread on my subscriptions

does anyone happen to know this? I have 1 that needs some meds and I've never had to give them before.

does anyone know the right dosage of tetracycline for 1 bird? My california white developed a severe case of bumble foot so she had surgery tonight...there was an infection between 2 of her 4 toes and the stuff was the size of an almond in each! Then the pad of her foot had infection the size...

i've been having that problem for weeks now! I actually took the black sex link and separated her for a little while this morning. She instigates all the squawking!

congrats and glad everyone is doing well!

guess they're calling for another 8 to 16 inches of snow overnight tonight...at least in the loveland/ft collins area. lol. The kids are going to love it. The chicks/hens not so much

i have some close friends that were there today....any idea if they have an injury/casualty list out yet? Nobody can get ahold of them.

I I got her to eat a little bit of scrambled egg last night and she actually pooped this morning, which she hasn't done in at least 24 hrs. So yay! However, we believe she has egg yolk peritonitis instead of being egg bound. The condition mimics egg binding....and is ultimately fatal. I'm...