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My chickens were having runny red diarrhea and I foolishly treated them with Sulmet (sulfamethazine sodium 12.5%). The feed store recomended it to me when they were having similar problems as chicks. Only now did I realize that its not for use in laying hens over 16 weeks (my birds are about...

I hope that I'm not hijacking this post, but I have another comb question. My two EE's seem to have completely different comb types. The lighter bird has what looks like a dull single comb while the darker one has what looks like a pink pea comb. I was assuming that because EE's are hybrids...

Quote: I have been eying those saddle feathers also, which made me think male. But they are very round which I've read can mean female. Hence the confusion.

Thanks Illia... this has been the most useful post I have found since I began stalking this topic many months ago. I have two 'craigslist auracanas' which turned out to be EE's that I am still perplexed by (not surprising, I'm very new at this). I post pictures several weeks ago and got a...

I posted a few weeks ago (below) about my 2 new chicks, which are apparently EE's after a lenghty discussion on this site. They are now 8-9 weeks old and I'd love some additional input about their gender. One has a plume-like tale that males me think rooster (chick a), and the comb on the...

Thanks for the reply and the good idea. Since we only have four chickens I think one trash can will suffice. I ended up using some leftover OSB board that I treated with lindseed oil to try and prevent problems with moisture and insects. The finished product will easily hold 1.5 bags of mash...

I have a large galvanized metal trash can I use for storing feed. When I fill it with a 50 lb. bag of feed its less than half full. I'm thinking of adding a vertical divider to be able to store feed and scratch in the same container. Has anyone done this... is it a good idea? My thought was...

I posted a few weeks ago (below) about my 2 new chicks, which are apparently EE's after a lenghty discussion on this site. They are now 8-9 weeks old and I'd love some additional input about their gender. One has a plume-like tale that males me think rooster (chick a), and the comb on the...

I'm not really sure of anything, seeing as we're new at this. We got the chickens about 3 weeks ago. I think they ranged in age from what I'm guessing is about 6-8 weeks to almost fully mature. They stayed inside for a week under a light and have spent the last 2 weeks outside in the newly...

A few weeks ago we got our first chickens (4) from a seller on Craigslist. About a week later the youngest of the flock, about six weeks, died from a lice infestation I wasn't told about. I treated the rest with Sevin and they all seemed fine. This morning I found another one dead. It looks...