Cape May County 4H
Poultry Showmanship Clinic May 4, 2013 10 AM
Richard Hickman will be doing a Poultry Showmanship Clinic on May 4th from 10 AM to noon. He will be demonstrating the basics and finer points of Poultry Showmanship for poultry 4Hers as well as anyone else interested in how...
Poultry Showmanship Clinic May 4, 2013 10 AM
Richard Hickman will be doing a Poultry Showmanship Clinic on May 4th from 10 AM to noon. He will be demonstrating the basics and finer points of Poultry Showmanship for poultry 4Hers as well as anyone else interested in how to show a bird...
oh and you could give Peter Brown (The Chicken Dr) a call 1-410-546-6137....I think it is $25 for a consult but he waives it if you make a purchase of meds or such...or go on Blogtalk to the Chicken Whisperer show and ask your question there....today (Monday) Peter is usually on
try feeding them balls of bread popped down their throats if you can't get to the vet should push things along...and keep a close eye on their droppings........not sure what else to do
how big is she....you should be able to get by with layer pellets or crumbles if she is over 4 or 5 mos old....other than that i would use medicated chick food til her first egg...then discard the egg....as a rescue she may have been exposed to coccidia and the medicated food will take care of...
We lost one of our Polish too night before last at dusk as well...something stripped 80% of the feathers and skin off the poor thing but did not kill her....she lived a little over 8 hours before finally passing from her injuries....I did all I could (kept her warm, put sterile water soaked...
Diagnosis of ruptured air sacs
Because of the presence of the air sacs beneath the skin, an air sac ruptured can be realised as a bulging and swelling of the skin layer. Consequently, and for a better diagnosis, one may push a sterile needle through the skin. If air is present beneath the skin...
not sure...it's more than 3 hours one way and we can only be there one day...most likely Sunday....by then most everything will be sold I guess so it is not cost effective to go to just stroll around :/
sigh....we wanted to come up to see if we could get a couple of Faverolle hens and see what else is available but living down here in FAR south NJ it's more than 3 hours one way and we can't stay overnight...have a couple of sick dogs that require medication...ah well...maybe next year
I use straw only because I can lift it to provide air pockets and they love to snuggle down in it...sometimes I go in there and all you can see is their heads :D
Shadowrabbit, if Chickerdoodle can't take them I can drive up from south NJ for them...I am right off the parkway in south NJ or we could meet half way if you like I think the rest stop by Atlantic City is about half way
I don't insulate the coop or provide extra heat or light....my chix do very well so long as they are out of drafts...I have an 8" layer of straw on one side of the coop and in the winter they tend to hunker down in it in groups....temp of the coop is at least 5 degrees warmer than outside...I...
96 down here Just north of Wildwood....and the temps have gone down since mid-day...staying home while all the idiots are baking and paying thru the nose to park ($125 and UP to park if you can even get over the bridges...took my daughter an hour and a half to get off the island) for the Kenny...
my chickens did fine last summer...if they have shade, can dust bathe and plenty of water they do fine...mine did fine in the 100+ temps last July tho the chix at Fair were really suffering and many animals went home a day early for safety reasons