She passed away today...found her laying in the coop. Sad.... No signs of anything wrong...just not eating, no drinking hardly, no drainage from nose. Just poop all over the backside of her. Empty crop for 5 days...we tried hand feeding her, vitamins...and nothing worked. I am thinking the...
I am so sorry about your girl. I have one as well that is lethargic and not doing anything. Just laying in the coop day after day for about a week. I thought maybe it was Rye Neck.....because we have had a few with it and was told it was hereditary from the momma. She has no other...
You can also raise your own worms to supplement the cost of feed... We raise Soldier black fly larva....chickens love it and they reproduce on very little to no cost to us at all. We stop by our local produce stands and pick up their rotten and bad vegies and bring it home and put into the...
We take our 3-5 month old roosters to a local auction....so far we make anywhere from 10-20.00 each rooster. I would say that is pretty good. If you raise them a little longer and get them nice looking and filled out....they sell great. Egg sales, hen sales go for about $20-25 each for 6...
Had 6 babies born 11 days ago. Holland lop and lion head mix. Can't wait to see what they will look like. The momma is a first timer..as are we.... Anyone know if the runt will die or if they usually die from being so much smaller? Can I buy rabbit's milk and feed it to him/her? I heard...
We saw a 10 lb bag of organic feed at Bliss Feed Store in Zephyrhills, FL. You could try calling them....and see if they have larger bags... I am pretty sure Antioch Store in Thonotosassa/Antioch area has it too....not in a large bag though. I use Nature Wise from there...more expensive but...