I have a metal double wall waterer Little Giant 2 gallon. Although only a month or two old I’m already seeing black patches on the interior base. I’ve researched plastic waterers and seen lots of complaints about leakage. I tried the cups system / they get slimy and hens didn’t like them...
This hen was gifted to me with no background details. Any ideas? She’s not laying so don’t have any egg color to consider. Age is also a mystery. Thank you.
Thank you / I want to support my local feed store rather than use major corporations in this instance. The feed you suggest sounds like a good alternative - I’ll check with my store to see if they know about it. Thank you for responding.
I’ve always been a big fan of the organic Scratch & Peck layer feed. I typically buy in 25lb bags from my small local feed store - I can manage to carry them and they fit my limited storage. Now, however , the manufacturers have decided to only make that size bag available from
Chewy and...
Mine are named after flowers
Rose is an Easter Egger
Daisy is a Salmon Faverolles
Poppy is a Welsummer
Lily is a Wyandotte and
Violet is a black sex link
I have the chance to buy two young hens - Belvedere/silky cross and a Monique /silky cross. They are being hand raised.
My research tells me that both the Belvedere and the Monique tend to be broody and silkies are really broody!
Anyone had these types of crosses or can give me advice on what...
In mid-November she suddenly couldn’t walk and I had to carry her about to move her. She got Antibiotics and vitamin b12 - also took her to an animal chiropractor! And she gradually regained the use of her legs. However she roosted one night which I thought was ambitious on her part and in the...