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My hens hatch in the coop. I have a couple of tops off cat boxes to give the littles a place to hide. The roosters stay away until the chicks are about a week old. Then they begin feeding and protecting the chicks. I have one older rooster that the weaned chicks go to if they are cold at night...

Have a week old mixed heritage poult. Since it hatched it seemed different. A little slower to follow momma, easier to catch. Yesterday I went looking for them since I hadn't seen them in 24 hours (momma sleeps in a different spot every night) This little one was off about 10 feet from the rest...

I've had some success using DE mixed with play sand. I bought a cheapie kiddie wading pool and put a couple of holes in the bottom for drainage. Then put in a bag or two of play sand add some DE.... You can mix it if your chickens don't like the looks. I originally was hoping to keep them out of...

The 3-4 drops are for the chickens or the turkeys? And if you have chicks or poults would you dose them with the ivermec as well? If so what dose would you suggest? I have discovered a lice problem a,ong my turkets and since they free range with the chickens I am guessing they have lice as well...

Further update. Poult has been passing what appears to be water with just a small amounts of urates in it. On closer inspection of the last stool there appeared to be either a couple of small worms in it. Or possibly they were lice as they were about the same length and dimension. Poult is still...

Update.... Poult got loose and looked okay.... gave it plain water. Seemed to be cold so put it back in towel. Gave some Sulmet dissolved in cool water. The bird started drinking then acted like the water was causing a tummy ache. Tossed it's head several times and cried. At that time it passed...

I have a Royal Palm poult about 1 1/2 months old. They are basically free range with momma bringing them into the chicken coop at night. A few days ago a black snake got in and killed 3 poults eating one of them. Momma must have fought it some as she has some messed up neck feathers. My problem...

Dusting the living quarters is great or spray. The old timers painted the roosts with used motor oil I guess it smoothered the lice. I add DE (diatomos earth - the spelling isn't right) to the sand and if you get the food grade put some in their feed. But for the right now with your hen. Warm...

I have a little banty that has similar symptoms. I have had her for a few days on Duramycin and didn't see any major improvement. Which is surprising since a hen that I had came down with the same symptoms this spring and showed improvement in less than 48 hours. This little one seems to be...

I believe my month old sever pencilled wyandotte has cocci.... I bought her and her sister along with 3 keets at a feed store. One of the keets had an injured leg (they were on hardware cloth) so I got it and two others for company and the two chicks to help the keets. One keet had an irritated...

Oh by the way - they will probably resemble the silkie. My first generation crosses tend to resemble silkies with smooth feathers. And they may show a slight poof on the head possibly whiskers depending on if yours is a bearded or non bearded silkie. Hope this helps

My "mutt" chickens have cochin and silkie in their backgrounds. You will get soft feathered birds (None with silkie feathers) they will have feathered legs and feet, some will have the extra toe and you may get the dark skin and possibly blue ears. After a generation or two you will on occasion...

She continues to hang in there. And other than the symptoms of the head stretched breathing, wheezing and occasional very loud sneezes she appears okay. Well, she looks tired but I imagine she hasn't gotten any sleep. No swelling of the face, her eyes are clear and bright. The feathers apear to...

Well after a rather sleepless night by little gray hen is still with us. The wheezing has quieted down, she seems to be sneezing less. The poo however is white and somewhat watery. She is eating a bit and drinking. Poor dear, some of her sneezes were so hard that they actually knocked her off...

This evening when I went to shut up the coop I heard what originally sounded like snoring. I traced it to a mixed breed banty hen that is about a year old. I have brought her in the house. She is wheezing, head up a bit and beak open. Since she has been in the house she has begun to sneeze...