After a battle with what seems to be a relentless case of Coryza in most of my flock, I'm throwing in the towel and closing it. I haven't gotten so much as an egg in a week, down from a minimum of 7 per day 3 wks ago. They're dropping weight from eating less. I'm in the process of building a new...
Hi LadyBug! I'm a new member too, not exactly new to chickens though I am still learning as I go. Garlic is fantastic and one of the cheapest things you can do for a chicken's health. It has natural antibacterial properties and is one of natures antibiotics. Also its reppulsive to parasites...
Thanks for your reply! I have poured over that diagnosis chart already and thats why I'm so baffled... Literally the only symptoms they have are the sneezes and sniffles. There is no actual discharge, no eye problems. The two that were sickest right off the bat, already seem less bothered with...
So... I had bought 8 new chickens. Unfortunately, they were delivered while I was at work and the family stuck them straight in with my healthy flock of 8! Grrrr... The new hens were not kept in ideal conditions being that they had a decent amount of space but it was not particularly clean. When...