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my husband made a water heater out of an old cookie tin and light bulb, we are still working on how to use without causing issues with water and electricity and the combo of a pecking chicken who thinks a cord is one big worm. but i found an article some time back that said straw and poop mixing...

careful, if you have already started the tetracycline wait 24hours before starting the corid, the combo can kill. plus i got to say corid is the absolute solution to cocci, follow up with the electrolytes to help the gut and replenish your girl. you might consider not worming with corid as well...

i recommend black australorps and copper marans, nice size eggs and friendly.

thanks, i have a polish ?rooster/hen who is aggressive with my boots, but i can pick pick her/him up and the behavior stops while i hold it. but the minute i put it down it starts up. i did read an article that said to hold their head down until they relax then release and let them walk away, i...

if you get a puppy, training it to be around the chickens is your best bet. our dogs dont chase cats because they are raised with them. our birddog, a german short hair is so well trained he wont chase them though he is two. it just depends on you training the dog. letting a puppy be by your...

great story

old habits are hard to break,lol

i hope you put 24 hours between the corid and tetracycline, too soon can kill. probiotics are best for all ages and breeds, most feed stores carry it. some have said they use baby vitamins, but i stuck to the probiotics, you can find some other vitamins at your feed store, just read the label...

the hen will literally squat and hold her wings apart from her body when stroked on the back, mine do this because i have worked very hard to keep them tame and friendly. but the best sign is the comb and wattle gets red, they may even practice their song. it sounds like a caw caw sound, but...

dont do the corrid with the wormer, corid drains their system. if you suspect illness go to the list of illnesses in emergency and look through the illnesses. note if there is bloody stool, thats coccidiosis and can be deadly. we went through the same thing, we started with corid then waited...

heres funny, my little brown and partridge colored silkie crowed today, it sounded like a squeeky toy. he is a bantam silkie, i couldnt help but laugh. he stood tall, which is almost ten inches, flapped his fuzzy wings and let out the sqeeky crow. he was next to my dominique, who belted his out...

there is a video on here of the egg song! watch it so you will know it when they belt it out, to me it sounds like "come here and see what i did"

the astralorps will do you proud, gentle and reliable daily layers. mine are just starting and out of five, three are putting it out daily. and the eggs are nice size

i have read that silkies are somewhat unreliable when it comes to laying. i have four, two ? white hens and a black and a partridge (kinda) rooster. they flock with the buff brahmas, but keep to themselves. very gentle but skiddish. i hope that next spring they get broody, kinda curious to see...