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I didn’t even realize I had mites until I noticed some on eggs in the nesting boxes (just milk crates). My normal routine- Poop gets scooped daily, full change of bedding every 10-14 days. I sprinkle DE in the crevices. After finding mites- I checked a couple birds- no one is showing signs other...

Found a roundworm in a poop- not sure of the culprit but I have 5 hens so I figure I will treat everyone. Just wondering about Revolution since it treats intestinal parasites in dogs/cats...and I have a bunch of extra doses that I can put to use. My other concern is the rumor of worming with...

Pekin, will be 5 weeks old on Monday. Gets Purina Flock Raiser. Outside free range supervised time 4-8 hours a day. Constantly adjusting this wing and at times it’s sticking out a little but not up. I already bought an 18% food, bought frozen peas, and will keep adding vitamins to water. They...

No replies to my other posts so in a nutshell: pipped wrong end day 30. Have been slowly helping it hatch. Finally helped it all the way out today (day 32) because membrane was looking dry and duckling very vocal. However- this doesn’t look like yolk..is this a hernia or prolapse? Any hope???

2 eggs hatched with no issues on day 28. This egg was looking like it wanted to internally pip (lots of movement) that same day but after 36 hours, we did a safety hole. Yesterday afternoon it was peeping and knocking but still nothing. I started to chip away- looks like this duckling is...

Was moving around fine when I candled on day 24. Took out turner and decreased temp today and it looked like this. (Pekin)

I've had a total of 3 bags with chunks (golf ball size up to baseball size) of moldy feed in them. Once was a couple months ago- Seemed like a fluke. But the last 2 were from the same batch it seemed. The first bag I noticed right away because the chunks were at the top of the bag. The second...

My birds are almost 3 years old- 2 buffs, 1 BR, and a wyandotte. The BR and wyandotte are mid-molt. We are in MA and in the midst of the "bomb cyclone", with the weather dropping this weekend to ACTUAL temperature of -11F, with winds of 20-30mph. The coldest (according to my coop thermometer)...

I have a 2 1/2 year old barred rock hen...she's had multiple issues in the past so she lives in my house at night (long story). She used to lay an egg every day without fail, but suddenly stopped about 9 months ago. I took her to the vet after 4 months had passed when I realized it wasn't...

I have a barred rock and a golden laced wyandotte going through a molt right now...and have me worried....my GLW is pretty raggedy looking...her entire head and neck is pretty much pin feathers. My concern is that we are expected to have VERY cold weather to come through Thursday into Friday (I...

Someone gave me a portable run- one of those cheapish- precision pet product ones I think....wood frame with hardware cloth. I am going to use it to hopefully pen up my ducks at night. There have not been chickens in this run for a couple of months...should I disinfect it? Would spraying it with...

Anyone have a recommendation on how to kill rats that will NOT go in any sort of trap? I haven't seen any, but all signs point to them: tunneling into run, tunneling under duck house, tunneling under water basin and base of ramp, half eaten tomatoes on ground in garden (abuts coop area). Digging...

Went behind my coop today- I thought I saw some of the stone disrupted right outside the run where the feeder is...and I looked a little further and saw this hole! It's about 3-4" across...I have always worried about this little gap where my run attaches to my coop- I don't have much of an...

I really like the food- it fits my flock well (5 hens, and 1 duck and 1 drake). I wanted a higher protein food in crumble form and this has been working well the last several months. I purchased my latest bag from TSC....it was ALL ground up dust. Almost no crumbles. Had I noticed prior to...

I saw someone mention them as a place to get dried mealworms.....I wanted to add some protein to my flock so I placed an order. I was very impressed with them. I got the Insect Medley- which is loaded with all sizes of bugs that my birds LOVE, the dried mealworms, and the Cracked Worms....all...

I have 2 Pekins- 1 drake and 1 hen. They are 7 months old. They have lived with 5 chickens since they were babies- in one coop. Over the past 8-10 weeks- I discovered that my ducks are cornering my hens and pulling out and eating their feathers. I had one hen that is featherless on her back...

My beat up hen is becoming a house chicken for the winter. My hubby wants to build her something more secure than the covered exercise pen she is in now. Show me what your house chickens stay in when they are not hanging out with you!

I have one hen that I can't figure out if she is feather picking herself or if the ducks are doing it. Pretty much ruled out the other hens. I never find her feathers. Bare above the tail, under wings, shoulders. Currently wearing a hensaver. This started about 6 weeks ago. I think she is...

I hate when my chickens hang out in the rain. Sure, I could have left them locked up this morning. But they were all throwing temper tantrums and I always worry about my neighbors getting annoyed (I forgot how LOUD female ducks are). I figured the ducks would stay out foraging and the chooks...

Are you as crazy as I am about raking and keeping it neat? I'm constantly fluffing it and leveling out the sand in my run- 2 or 3 times a day. I have 2 ducks in with my 5 hens…so cleaning is constant (sort of regretting my coop design). Problem is that when I am away for vacation in a couple...