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...
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...
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...