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How would 2 x 4 welded wire keep out predators such as , minks, weasles or rats ?

Scratch is ok as a treat only or as a way to get your chickens inside the coop. It’s not that it’s completely unhealthy altogether, it’s just that it lacks certain vitimins & minerals that are added to their regular lay ration. People who want their hens to stop laying for some reason can feed...

The hen could simply have been old, & the stress of the rooster weight on her cold have caused her heart to give out. I’ve had that happen a few times over the years. Sometimes the rooster just stands on the hen without getting off right away & the hen is in deep stress below him.

I have never found baytril effective for a respiratory condition in poultry or some other species either. I’ve found it to be a very poor antibiotic. Tetracycline is much more effective, especially the injectable given by a vet.

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A good solution is reusable poultry diapers that have a liner that can be removed & washed. Check out “Shannon Sews”, she makes the perfect chicken diaper in different sizes. She is on Facebook & also the web. Lives in Nova Scotia. A separate cage for each rooster will work, the kind with a...

Rats are not attracted to chickens, they are attracted to the feed that’s fed to them.

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Raccoons can tear through chicken wire no problem.

Some medications are meant only for intramuscular, others are subcutaneous only. The two methods should not be mixed or interchanged. Always ask your vet which method is required for the drug you are using.

That is a LOT of penicillin for a 4 lb chicken ! My poultry specialist wrote me a prescription for a 5 lb rooster of 1/2 a mil for 4 days