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I've been doing some research but i don't know what ash is in chicken feed and how it is nutritious or what the benefits of it is? Does anyone know what ash is and what are its benefits and how much is too much? thanks any help would be appreciated.

My hen has laid two eggs already and it still seems like she wont let my rooster mount her. Any have any suggestions on what i should do? They've been together for a little more than a week, maybe two weeks now. I've thought that maybe she isn't used to him yet? but i have other roosters and she...

My rooster has lately been losing his voice it seems like. Its been getting worst, i've noticed it about a few weeks ago. When he crows you can barely hear it. I've been giving him so tylan because its known to get rid of respiratory problems in poultry, but that doesn't seem to be doing...

I'm using an incubator for the first time. I bought the LG about 3 weeks ago set it up and also bought the automatic egg turner also. Now its the 20th day and they should hatch tomorrow on the 21st, my question is do i leave the eggs on the turner or should i take the turner off and just leave...

Well i went to go feed my chickens earlier today and i picked up one of my roos and i noticed that his upper beak was split at the tip, the split isnt huge and it wasnt like that before. The gap of the split isnt big either and it doesnt go long up the beak i want to say maybe 1/16-1/4 of an...

Can this be coryza? Im not sure because i've usually had relatively healthy chickens and this is this first time this has happen, my shamo roo is sick and he has all those symptoms, hes not acting like his normal self, he seems sluggish, his sister is sick also and sometimes i will see her...

my rooster has a bloody bum and i dont know what its from, he did recently have mites and i got rid of that problem just yesterday. Also he has poo stuck around the feathers by his bum? Any help or suggestion to get rid of the problem or what the problem is?

So my mom thought it would be cute to put my rooster in a small wire cage and when i finally noticed it this morning his feathers were all messed up. Mainly the main tail feathers, but also what got damaged were the sickles and the lesser sickles. I tried to make them look nice again with just...

I have a broody hen with a roo in a breeding pen and i was wondering if i should take the roo out? Everytime the roo goes even remotely close to the hen she screeches and i'm just wondering if i should take him out? Any suggestions? I had a different pair in the breeding pen before and the...

Anyone had any experience with this? I know that farmer's helper/C&S just came out with some ultrakibble supplement and i was wondering if anyone has tried it yet or any other kibble.

Is it true that too much calcium in a chicken's diet is bad for them? This includes hens and roo even when the hen is not laying. I heard in the long run too much calcium can damage the intestinal tracts and other organs as well? Lets say if i have a feed that is 2-4% in calcium is it good to...

I have a roo that doesnt seem to eat anything at all really. I notice that everytime i go and check on my pair, my hen is always full but my rooster will have nothing or barely anything in his stomach sach. What gives? Theyre on flockraiser right now. Any suggestions? I dont want to change the...

Which feed do you think is best and which do you prefer and why?

Does anyone know what they are? I've been looking around online and their website and havent found what the ingredients are. If anyone knows or if anyone has used it and could tell me that'll be awesome. I also heard it was a good quality feed and contained fish meal in it but just wanted to...

Has anyone had any experience with this? I was thinking of buying this product but wanted some testimonials and reviews to see if it was any good?

When can i start feeding newborn chicks? Today would be the second day that most of them have hatched. I introduced some started feed yesterday just in case but they werent really interested. Also, does the feed need to be dampen with water so the chicks can eat them or should i just give it to...

I bought my rooster and got it about a week or so ago but i noticed that his sickles are droopy? I dont know if it is supposed to be like that or not because i have another rooster and his sickles are up and over his main tail feathers and everything. Does anyone know whats going on? I heard...

I have this black australorp hen who just hatched some chicks today and a oeg bantam hen who hatched her eggs today as well, when or if can i move the nesting boxes out into a pen so the other chickens in the coop wont disturb them? Or would it be better to just leave them in the coop with the...

Has anyone given any thought to this? Or has anyone ever tried it? I was thinking, there are fish foods that enhances the fishes' colors but if you feed your chickens the color enhancing fish food would it have a carry over effect to the chickens? Would the chickens color or plumage improve...

Which is better or what is your experience with them? My hen should be laying again in about a month or so. Ive been reading around on the layena and i saw that it was recalled idk about the flockraiser but im guessing the flockraiser is more a maintenance feed. Also the one thing that im...