I'm so glad we can have this conversation. Most people just want the answer. I think there is enough error in our measurements that what you originally posted gets us into an acceptable ballpark. Hopefully this thread helps others.
Best of luck with your birds
Hi wasteaway,
We're going through the exact same math this morning. (The Ag Extension suggested going ahead with antibiotics although we cannot confirm a bacterial infection. I'm skeptical because of fears of overmedication and bacterial resistance, but we'll try it.)
There is a slight...
Hey guys,
Thanks for the suggestions. I'll put poison control on our fridge. Charcoal does sound interesting... I may get some activated charcoal in case this ever comes up again. It's been almost two hours and she is still out scratching a pecking like any other chicken. I read somewhere...
One of our birds just ate Amdro Ant Bait (granular home perimeter stuff) (active ingredient: hydramethylnon). 2 yr old Bard Rock hen. She is 2 - 3 kg. The LD50 for the product is >5000 mg/kg body weight. I don't know how much she ate, but I'm guessing 5 - 15 g... which ranges from probably...
Hi! I said I would post back with the progress of my broody. Well, momma hen and chicks are doing great. All three of the eggs hatched on day 20, despite some very cold weather.
Hope that all of your girls are doing well. Look forward to seeing pictures!
This is day 20 for my first time broody. She has been sitting through some pretty rough conditions. Temperatures as low as 13 F for two nights, highs not much above 30 at the best. Uninsulated plywood coop, heat lamp 3 feet up and just off to the side. We are so proud of her. Waiting for the sun...
Hi. I also have a broody hen that has been sitting for 20 days. I found this site to be helpful.
http://www.themodernhomestead.us/article/Broody-Hens-1.html
I have had a heat lamp over my hens nesting area for the last couple of nights. It is currently 27 degrees F with about 1 inch of snow...
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I too have noticed that my girls drink less water in the winter. Maybe because it is not as warm outside or possibly because they are laying less? By the way, Hi! from Fleetwood (that is if you are from W Jefferson NC )