Recent content by Mel Kel

I've been kicking myself for not getting around to writing this earlier. I'm going to try and keep this concise, but bear with me! About 9 months ago (~October 2019) one of our chickens (Plymouth Barred Rock) started getting some "bald" spots on the back of her wings. I didn't pay much mind...

Great! Thank you so much, I didn't think about the salmonella, I will need to do more research on that. Cooked up the sausage though, it's a very small amount, I just hate to throw it out. Thank you!

Hi! I read the chicken treat chart and see that meat is ok for chickens, but wondering if that is all kinds of meat and does anyone know if it can be raw or cooked? I have a small amount of raw sausage that I was going to throw in the coop, but just wanted to check first if I need to cook...

Hi - I've got a sick chick, she was doing ok for the first few days but is acting odd now, and does not respond to stimulus (ie- tapping the outside of the box, it makes all the other chicks wake up and become alert, run around etc). I'm new to chickens, but am thinking this could be to a...

Awesome, thank you! I just visited the plot again, and there is a 15x15' spot that doesn't have any gravel where I think I will place the coop. It is all dirt though, with no grass. Sounds like I could supplement with some hay/straw, but I think that should suffice. Plus, like I mentioned my...

Hello! I'm new to the board here, although I've been lurking for a while trying to soak up information. Feeling pretty overwhelmed right now, as I thought raising chickens would be pretty easy - but from reading my book and browsing the forums, it seems more involved than I thought. haha. I...

Hello, I'm trying to decide the placement of a medium sized coop. I don't have much grass on our acre of property, most of it is graveled, and about 1/4 will be turned into a garden. I'm wondering - does a permanent coop have to have grass? Where I plan to build, it would be situated on...