Recent content by nettlesandrose

Yes. We bought vaccinated chicks (before we connected all the dots) this Spring. Now on their pre order you can opt in to vaccines. This doesn’t mitigate all of the issues. Just sharing as an FYI

I’m so sorry. We have gone through the same thing with them. We had a beautiful flock and went through death after death. I thought I had done something horribly wrong when we realized it was Mareks. I asked them to cover our costs. They have started vaccinating now and refused. I feel horrible...

Caught them mid jump in the cleaning cage

I will try… this chicken is so fast and squirrelly

1. Didn’t ask your opinion on the health of the chicken 2. The chicken likes head scratches and bends their head to get them. I cannot photograph this chicken on the ground because they are wild and always running around. 3. The chicken was caught mid blink. Please do not scrutinize photos...

Thanks for the catch on that. I forgot about the vitamins/Corid clash

No unusual poop. Her crop was really soft and she regurgitated water when I rubbed it. Oral Corid is on board. She’s eating and drinking great

My pullet is 8 weeks old. Today I was moving her to a new enclosure and noticed she was too easy to catch. Now she is puffed up, lethargic, and out of it. Poops in the enclosure do not appear abnormal. I have administered Corid in water and her beak. I have also given sugar water, egg yolk...

Here’s our plan. We bought some cattle panels and t posts that we are using to fence off the area where our birds are. Putting up a sign also. Padlocking coop/duck space. Also asking for shoe coverings if people enter the backyard.

Give yourself time and space to grieve. Don’t give time to people who don’t support where you are at. It’s so hard to lose a beloved animal.

I should have clarified… in Denver we have a really intense market so we are leaving our house for three days for nonstop visits. It will probably sell on 24-48 hours. My chickens are in a large covered run and coop. The coop is a little small to leave them in for the full weekend. My ducks...

Not in Denver! Some people are buying houses without actually seeing them in this market. It’s wild. I like the idea of signage

Hi all. I am preparing to show my house so that we may move. I am concerned that people coming into my yard may expose my birds to HPAI. I live in an urban area where HPAI has been found and we have wild geese/ducks/blackbirds. Any thoughts?

This is a cockerel, right?