Recent content by Sellam

Right now I'm managing only 8 hens and 3 roosters (1 retired). My retired rooster has bumblefoot that I need to address.

Here are photos of Albirdus as you requested. In case it's relevant, he is a Black Australorpe/Rhode Island Red cross, hatched here on the farm. Thanks! Sellam

I don't think he's underweight. He seems to be eating OK. His comb is not standing straight up as it should though (much, much better than a month ago), and I considered that maybe he isn't entirely healthy other than the bad limp he had before I isolated him. What should I look for when I...

That's kind of what I figured. Thanks for the response.

I have 6 roosters. My favorite, who used to be the head of the flock, and is the oldest of the 6 (by a year for the two next closest in age), got a leg injury and separated himself from the rest of the flock, to the point where his health was deteriorating. So I put him in the "hospital" and...

Oh, trust me, I know. Anyone who lives on a farm knows what an absolute nuisance these things are. If you see one, more will follow. And if you don't do anything about it, before you know it they're over-running the place. They are literally a scourge. 48 hours later and my chickens are all...

Hi Mary. That's a terrific suggestion. I don't know why I didn't think of that. It's been 24 hours and so far everyone is fine. I'll continue to monitor them. The rats were back last night but none of them ate any of the bait I put out. I picked it all back up this morning and put it back...

I've been using RatX for several months now. As far as effectiveness, it really does seem to work, and work well. When I notice evidence of rats (I usually hear them as I'm working at night in my barn) I leave out a few pellets in key areas and a few days later the rats are gone. Even though...