Hi all,
Our recent (February) rescue dog loves to bark at the girls in their run. Consequently, they are losing feathers (talk about naked butts) and generally getting jumpy. WE're working on the barking, but is there a temporary fix we can give the girls to calm them? Too hot to keep them in...
Out doing the weekly beak-to-vent check on the Sexlinks and noticed these black spots on several of the girls. Their eyes are clear, no discharge anywhere, and they are all about 7 months old. It doesn't appear to be dry-pox (no white or fuzzy bits). Is this something I should worry about? Your...
I definitely support hardware cloth. The 1/2" is small enough to keep out mice and snakes, tough enough to thwart the smartest raccoon, squirrel, cat, and strong enough to keep out the bobcats, mountain lions, and bears. (I love mountain life!). The chicken wire that is currently available just...
Thank you for responding! Doing a little more research, since there are no local vets that work with "exotics" nearby. He's BK'd up th ewazoo (literally) and we're keeping a sharp eye out for flystrike.
Came back from a week vaca and discovered my Silkie roo (Moe) had not only developed some sort of fungus on his ear lobe, but also had his tail feathers plucked out and a somewhat scabbed over wound. I've given him a bath, Blue Koted the wound, and isolated him. This is my first time dealing...
Meet Colonel Sassypants! She's a bantam, the only Dark Brahma in a field of Silkies and Sexlinks, and she's the first one to take to roosting for some reason.
Mine took 5 months, but pretty much all started at the same time. Remember they are a broody breed, so you may go times without seeing any after they start.
Okay, I got this from TSC, but Amazon has it too. I live about 3 miles from a horse farm and my girls are plagued by migrating flies. Horse-flies. giant, evil, nasty winged demon flies. This thing is Ah-mazing! Reminder to hang it OUTSIDE the coop/run. It's also a little gross when it gets full...