Recent content by nuthatched

No, but you shouldn't give antibiotics to anything not showing clear infection, to prevent antibiotic resistance.

He's imprinted on you and that's not good.

Lock it how? The exterior wall twists and locks onto a peg or two.

Are they in a coop or a brooder?

Does your coop have good ventilation and light? Have you checked for mites?

We tend to wear rose colored glasses about what happened before, if you had exact stats from that time, you'd find they aren't as great as you remember. We fed ours similarly, nobody lived past 4, or layed past 3. We thought it was normal. Roosters shouldn't have layer feed, she's correct but...

I would consider it about half the size you need. You typically don't include the nest box in the measurement.

It has female patterned feathers. Personality isn't a good way to sex birds and it's too young for male specific feathers.

That's why you're not getting eggs. Scratch is not good for chickens, it's a treat, it's not supposed to be fed everyday. You only feed it once or twice a week and less than a tablespoon per bird. Scratch is high in fat and carbs, fed in excess, it causes laying issues, vitamin deficiency and...

You need to call your local wildlife rehab or fish and game, if it's wild, it is illegal for you to have.

3 mile hike with Danger.

If the rooster is mean, get rid of him or make him soup. He's a liability and chicken keeping is so much more peaceful without dealing with a turd. Your hens don't need him and aggression is often a genetic trait. Valbazen goat wormer is what most people use, you dose it individually...

Unfortunately, she could be carring incurable viruses. It's best to get rid of her quickly. If you weren't so attached, I recommend cull and burn. Be sure to sanitize that coop.

I'm sorry to hear that. What's your birds diet? Stop the ice and frozen treats. Have you ever wormed them?

Feeding who? If you're Feeding foxes. STOP IT. You'll just be offering an appetizer for the chicken dinner and wasting eggs.