Things during the day are getting better. But still no one else is allowed on the 2 roosting bars besides the one hen. But she isn't hurting anyone so I guess I'll just let it go? The way our coop is, there is no space for a new roosting area.
I have 6 new chicks, around 3 months old now, and my ONE adult hen is bullying the heck out of them. They have all been sharing the same space for about a month now. Started with them separated but in the same area and then moved to everyone together. The daytime isn't so bad bc we have a big...
I have a 10 week old chicken that has been seeming rather tired the last 2 days. Not lethargic constantly, but napping more than the others and put herself to bed for the night an hour early. Also her poops are basically just water. She sits a little puffed with her bum kind of in the air and...
We just bought the premier poultry net. I haven't powered it up yet, but I was wondering if my 9 week old chicks will still be able to get through the holes when it is electrified? Is it electrified just above the bottom string?
My buff has some dried poop on her feathers under her vent... no sign of infection or anything. Does this require a bath or will it work itself out? Thx!
I'm 99% positive my Roo has worms... He has watery poop with these nasty little white larvae looking things in it. I've given him safeguard twice in the last month, about a week apart and still the nasty poop. He is showing no other signs really... The occasional nap maybe but I catch them all...
We are in Virginia so pretty hot in the summer. Other than running an extension cord from the house, a fan isn't a option. That said, the shed is in a shady area.
We are converting half our shed into a coop to give our flock more space. My first question is about temperature: the shed has 2 decent windows and then 2 small vents in the eaves which we plan to expand a little, but even w all that it gets fairly warm in the summer in there. I plan to open...
So I've been observing him for a couple days now and he is definitely eating and drinking plenty and I checked out his poop which is a bit loose but otherwise no signs of worms. He does go off on his own some but I feel like he has always done that (he is our newest)... So the occasional napping...
I don't have any but I'll pick it up tomorrow. Should I just deworm the whole crew to be safe? I've never done it before.... It's only been a year that I've had chickens. Thx for your help.
This is only the first day I've noticed these symptoms so maybe I'm overreacting, but I thought I'd post anyway. My Roo has seemed a bit off today... Twice I've found him sleeping up against the house on his own - all puffed up on one foot, and he seems to have pretty watery poop (no blood that...