Thank you! All good points. Ideally I would like something that can be done every other day or even stretch it to every 3 days. The girls have access to the yard for most of the day so I'm fortunate in that regard but I need to do a better job keeping the run clean. Their coop is a modified eglu...
I like the way you designed your run, it sounds like it's good for both you and the birds. I am trying to do something similar and would be curious to see any pictures if you have. I don't have anything on the floor in my run now and so the droppings are all caked up and hard to dispose of, plus...
No rooste, lice or mites. Th coop is pretty clean and the birds have a large enclosure plus access to a roped off portion of my yard so I don't think space is an issue. I believe she is the 2nd in command out of 5 birds. Also, she has been laying soft shelled eggs for two weks now. The sores...
My girl developed these sores a few months ago. At first I thought another bird was pulling out her feathers but now I think they are too symmetrical to be that. Any advice on what it is and how to treat are most welcome.
***I've been using the blu kote on the bald spots for about 6 days now...
Hello. I am new to the site (and owning chicks) and would appreciate any advice you have to offer. While out in my yard with my birds I sometimes feel a teeny pinch on my exposed skin. I hardly noticed what was biting me because it is pracitically microscopic but when I rubbed the spot where I...