I have had a long term issue and am at my wit's end...a year ago, I had a 18 month old EE develop some bald spots. There was NO evidence of pests. Everyone said it was a slow molt. At that time, i treated with ivermectin to be on the safe side. However, the loss has slowly but surely continued...
So, we got coop and chickens from a friend. Today wa day teoofhaving the chickens, and the first day we got them out of the coop. I let them out thinking we could "herd" them into a mobile run i had made. Yeah...didn't work so well. My daughter's observation was, "Mommy, trying to get the...
Hi- Newbie chickeners, and we got 8 chickens, coop,and run with little prep time from a friend who is moving. We got the coop set up and the birds in there tonight, but the run will not work. We will construct a new one, but wont be able to until next weekend at the earliest. I do not want them...
Hi, we are complete newbies and have had a coop, run, and hens given to us unexpectedly by a friend (we arent complaining, though :-). Can we put the coop and run near some evergreens? That would mean they would have little pine needles in the run.
Hello...just got a coop and run, and looking forward to chicks in the spring. I am esp interested in using solar heat and panels to heat the coop in the winter, and wanted to start looking into that. Any suggestions or resources for that appreciated!