Thank you for your response. I live in southwest Florida.....it’s hot and humid with temps in the 90’s. I have a small run on the side of my house with a well built, permanent coop in the center. Their run is surrounded by trees and bamboo, no grass grows there but they get plenty of heat relief...
Thank you for your response. I had never heard of Marek’s disease and just had to look it up. I will have to check the other girls for signs of Marek’s. None of the other ones look sick to me, but then I didn’t think my last girl was sick either; however, this does give me a place to start. None...
Hello! I’m new to this site and I’m hoping to get some ideas on how to proceed. I lost my favorite chicken approximately 6 weeks ago. She had been losing weight for weeks and eventually died. I have no idea what killed her but dewormed the rest of my flock after her death and hoped for the...
Howdy everyone! My wife and I are brand new to the whole chicken lifestyle, but decided we wanted to take the plunge and give it a try. We live in town, so we are limited to just a small flock of birds, so I went to a local breeder and had him give me a nice assortment to start out with...