Recent content by redemptionfarms

Thanks all. In your personal experience, or from what you've read, what is the mortality rate? So far, only two of them have come down with it. Should I wait till one dies and then send it in or go ahead and cull for the test(s)? I'll read up on the link you provided above and see what the...

Hi all, I first noticed this afternoon that one of my hens had something yellowish around her eye and it was nearly closed up. I was able to catch her and noticed her left eye had a lot of conjunctivitis looking stuff (yellow) around it, with a lot of water coming out. She also seemed to...

Ah chicken math... I built a coop and run for 3-4 hens and roo about 4 years ago. 34 chickens later, I've added an 8 hole nest box and expanded to free-range, pastured layers. It starts little by little and consumes you before you know what's happened! My brother and I were just talking...

Just wanted to share my recent experience with my newest batch of 25 chicks (hatched 2/21). I ordered the production pack from Meyer as the demand for our free range, pastured eggs is growing. A total of 27 arrived on the morning of 2/23. By the end of the day on 2/24, I had lost 2, which is...