Recent content by CityGal / CountryWorld

08/30/2012 5 am

Hi! I currently have no chickens... had to sell them off so I could get out of a bad situation. Looking for anyone in Greensboro NC who will sell me eggs by the dozen.

Your chickens being so sick, and then you getting sick....I worry about salmonella... which you can give to your chickens, and they can give to you. Have you visited anyone else's coop? Wonder if you could bring it home from the horse barn.... this warning from the govt... Q. What are the...

I'd get some electrolyte powder to mix with the water for when you are gone, you can get it at the feed store.

I have a "neo-to go" the neosporin spray, for skittish chickens / comb wounds. I also like to keep and use regularly Food Grade Diatamacious Earth "Diafil" (got it at my local feed store) Tractor Supply does not carry it and I keep it in a galvanized trash can, or other air tight container. I...

I had an egg bound girl once, Gave her a "shower" with the hand attachment in the tub. I think this helped relieve the suction from her pushing so much and swollen inside Lubed her up with general purpose lube from the feed store, and helped her push it out (you can usually feel it) and then...

I have a teenage Americauana, who looks like she has a broken toe. It hasn't swelled yet... I plan to put a splint on it as soon as I have help any Ideas on the swelling? I think she jumped from a roost and slipped on the coop's linoleum, which is wet right now due to a leak on the roof...

Maybe get her some chick grit, i got some at my local tractor supply it can help break up the shavings if she did injest some... i put my babies on newspaper for the first week or two until they figure out what is food.

Bet that Rare chick is a ROOSTER! I got one last summer.. Pretty boy, but al our girls liked the older rooster we already had

Have you checked with... Yerkes, Preston and Ava (2011) 11220 McGill Soddy Daisy, TN 37379 (423)332-5220 Port [email protected] They sell Straight runs near Chattanooga, Tn Lots of other breeds too, and they are licenced

I have been reaserching this much to my boyfriend's chagrin... found a few places in TN right here on BYC... here is the link https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=20741-organic-chicken-feeds so far places i have found that carry certified organic online have been far away, i did...

I am interested in possibly going in on organic feed... live in Mcminnville TN, work in Chattanooga, and travel thru M'Boro about 1x a month...

Looks just like the example picture of lice infestation from my "avoid the vet" book. (from Practical poultry) isbn#074470241959 it says to treat for lice on ALL birds in the flock they can re-infest each other, you should probably clean out the coop and then when you add new litter, also add...

you could run an outdoor extentsion cord out there with an infared light for heat... or a regular one if the pet/farm store is closed, make sure it is far enough from combustables so you don't start a fire or get one of those heating pads that are hard and waterproof , usually sold in the dog...

oh yeah, Curly sue had either just started laying, or had never laid an egg, I read that this can happen to hens who have just started laying eggs.