Recent content by Newmamabear

Lol yes well I know what banding is... Just not how it would be useful if a person is unsure of whom is laying on a daily basis. What would there to be to write down if you didn't know who did it? Certainly the pelvic bones are a good indicator of pullets maturing into layers, it doesn't count...

Thanks for the advice aart, looks like you've got a lot of posts on here and you're pretty knowledgeable. I'd be better off just giving up. I don't know how banding would tell you anything about daily laying and not sure that a trap nest would be a route I would take. I'll stick with my marker...

I was thinking about this same thing earlier. How to tell who's been laying eggs and who isn't. I'm going to try putting a blue bingo marker upside down in the nests and hopefully they'll mark themselves and take some of the guesswork out... Will have to wait and see. Might just end up with some...

Well that's some good news! Have you tried adding some water to her crumbles and making a mash for her? I use fermented feed and they sure enjoy it

How is your little bird doing?

I am subscribing Ahmed. I too believe in an end goal of raising happy healthy birds in a sustainable way, for the purpose of providing affordable meat for my family. I have not found a way to be 100% free but I do ferment my feed and I believe that helps with not just feed costs, but health...

Awww! I love this! I bet he actually makes it if he try's again! First round is not always successful. I love it. Please post if he does it again!

Instead of giving them dry scratch, could you try prepping it instead with some water overnight? it will make it more bulky and likely to pass through their crop more quickly as it's more digestible and doesn't have the sponge effect as when it is dry. They'll also get less but probably won't...

wonderful news! I'm so happy for you! Keep up the good work!

X2 I would be extremely impressed if there was a production bird that gave 4-5 eggs a day!

Oh good, Handy to have that netting on hand on a Sunday! Peanut butter is a neat idea! My hubby placed a couple shots right in front of a coyote that was testing the boundrys and he yipped and took off and it's been pretty quiet around here since. Lots of snow to tattletale on them too so that...

Yep it could be all the treats just making her extra plump like rebrascora said. Easy enough to fix. Sometimes limiting thier feed makes them less picky for the grains because they're eating more dinner and less dessert

Well with a little bit of luck anything is possible. If it's just a flesh wound it's a very good possibility she'll be just fine, it's really hard to say at this point. Give her a day or two and if she's eating and drinking and as long as no infection is taking hold then I would be pretty...

Aww I'm sorry to hear about your hen, one or both of her lungs may be punctured. The wound on the outside is the only thing you can treat at home, and I'm not sure if an avian vet would be able to do much more if that is the case with her lung/s. Keep her quiet and lots of tlc. Keep her food and...

I've never run into anything like this but sour croup may have been the original problem, then compounded by the fatty deposits in her abdomen not allowing her to efficiently get rid of her excrement? Did you get any pics of her organs? Anything else enlarged or weird looking? Did you cut the...