Recent content by zephyr66

hi there and thanks so much for the response! i did my first roo yesterday. a lot of diy stuff but did invest in a "finger plucker" that is drill attached and it made a world of difference. the only thing i'm missing now is music! good tip, lol!

thank you. i am looking for a suggestion on online supplies that will get me started. i do a lot of diy stuff but have too many projects going and am solo.

Hi all... it's been a long time since I've processed one of my chickens but many hens went broody this spring/summer and I have a ton of roosters. I want to humanely kill them with hopefully no pain and very minimal stress. My question is regarding good processing equipment for people like me...

thank you!!

Hi! I have moved and when I go into my account and choose personal details, it is not letting me change my location. I keep getting an error message saying to "fill in all required fields" and there are no required fields. It's the way it's always been except I'm just trying to change...

Hi all! I have moved to Arkansas and am so excited to get my chickens again. Babies are in the trough and are almost ready to go to coop. I plan on having 20 chickens at the most. I am wanting to build an 8' W x 8' D x 6' H coop inside the barn which is 24' x 30' and they would also have...

Thanks so much for the response!

I had a coyote attack and one of my hens is injured. She has a lot of cuts on her face and I'm treating those with a spray and there appears to be no infection starting. She does not have anything broken. This was two days ago and she is slightly better, but is not eating or drinking on her...

Ridgerunner, Thanks for the reply. The young chicks don't have access to the layer feed because it is in a treadle feeder so that is not an issue. it's the older birds eating the starter and you answered my questions! thanks.

Hi all... I have a couple of broody hens so I'm always in and out of chicks. I have a treadle feeder for the layer feed for my grown hens but they of course enjoy the starter/grower feed that the babies get. I know one main difference in the two is that layer feed has higher protein and...

yes, it's safe for your chickens. you can put it in their feed, but i've never had a reason to. only if you need to control moisture. it helps to keep mites away from the coop as mites thrive in moist/wet environments. i use the deep litter method and have a dirt floor so during the rainy...

Hi all... my hen was showing signs of illness a couple of days ago and i quickly quarantined her from the flock and she is in a roomy cage in the garage. They get grit naturally while picking around in the sand/dirt outside their coop so I've never had to give them grit. Since she is now not...

Also... it looks as though she is eating a little.

Last night i went out to the coop to take care of something and i heard one of my hens scratching and noticed she was scratching her face. she was also walking along the roosting bar a little which is unusual. my intuition told me something but i didn't listen to it and was preoccupied with a...

I have a broody hen and this is her second time setting. The first time 5 months ago she sat through fine and raised healthy chicks. She has been setting for 19 days and must have become confused and got in the wrong nesting box so her eggs were stone cold when I got home. I don't separate...