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I also just found one, I don't have ducks but I'm raising chicks at the moment. Can I put the duckling with the chicks?

I treated my birds with ivermectin pour on a week ago for worms, today I noticed tiny eggs in some poop. So we just finished a retreatment. Do I need to treat with anything else? My birds free range as much as they please, in the woods and our yard which has no grass because we just built...

So I have read through hours of information on here about worming my chickens and i am getting a little confused. i wormed my chickens on sunday night with Durvet Ivermectin pour on for cattle. i read on several forums that this was good to use. i chose to worm them because i found worms in...

I have the same question. My 15 girls are almost a yr old,I got them at 8months, before winter I was getting 10-12 eggs/day up until this week I was getting 7-9/day. The last 3 days only 2/day. These birds are large mixed breed. I I'm in ohio. We had a bitter cold spell on and off the last...

We fortify our coop and run with hardware wire, im gonna look in to the electric netting. Thanks

I really want to let my birds free range, we have had a rough 2 yrs. rewind 2 yrs ago life was great for me, my husband and our flock of 12. I was pregnant with our first, our chickens had a large backyard to forage in and a garden. Dec 2010 our house burnt Down, everyone was safe, but...

I have 16 chickens mixed breed. A few of them seem to have diarrhea , and it is sticking to their butt. They seem healthy otherwise. I got them 2weeks ago, they were hatched march 9th. And I am getting 10 to11 eggs a day, Any thoughts

look around for other hatcheries, im in ohio, i ordered from a hatchery that didnt have a min. also when you restock, you just have to keep the new and the old separated especial if they r much younger. let them get use to the environment then add them in to your flock. i plan to keep my...

thanks for all the info, i think i will move the feed indoors, but not to worried about predators, i have two coon hounds that live very close to the chickens, but to be safe i will start shutting the door. i think i will leave the light out this year, and give them the opition to free...

so i have a couple question. i have 11 chickens, lost one to dog attack, the coop is 4x8, 7 ft tall in front with a sloping roof to back, this is where our ventilation is. there is a large triple pane window on the 8ft east side and a 2x2 ft wooden window on the south side that is open during...

thanks everyone, she is still not moving. its getting cold at night so i put here in a box with straw and a heat lamp since her back half has no feathers. I bought some blu- kote, tomorrow im gonna try to clean it out. i hope she makes it through the night. i'll keep everyone posted

My chickens were roaming the yard, my coon hound broke her chain and got a hold of one of my 5 month old chickens. she has no feather left on her back and some pretty deep teeth marks. she hasnt moved for a while and she isnt eating or drinking, what should i do.

i have 4 doms, they are 9 weeks old, how long till they start laying, im ready for some fresh egg. I really like my 4 dom girls, they love when i bring them scraps from the garden, i have 4 barred plymouth rocks too, so im just now able to tell them apart.

does anyone have there pop hole on a timer to open and close automaticly, if so how do they work and where can i find one.

we are getting ready to move the ladies to their house. i read somewhere that u should take some on the bedding in the brooder and move it to the coop because of the benefical bacteria. is this something i need to do?