Recent content by Shezadandy

Yes, the hot air outlet is right up against the metal security door. Checked with temperature gun, vents right out.

I know I'm super late to the 'party' on this- but I have been air conditioning my coop for a couple of years now. It is not a cost-effective thing to do, but it can be done and I can sleep at night when it's hot now. Before I was looking for the worst off birds and bringing them into the...

- Remove the part of the nail that is off at the smoothest spot you can. - Clean with iodine or Vetricyn or other disinfectant - If the bleeding won't stop, try flour or blood stop powder - Apply neosporin or triple antibiotic ointment- then I would wrap it using non-stick gauze pad by the nail...

Remove any part that is hanging. Little scissors, nail clippers - something like that- it's off and putting it back on will just lock whatever dirt/bacteria are now on the nail in with the exposed nail bed.

Food grade DE is still DE. (the article specifically mentions food grade DE)- bad for bees too! https://the-chicken-chick.com/the-cut-dry-truth-about-diatomaceous/

Just the sheer weight involved ended the FF experiment quickly for me. I go through 20-25lbs of dry feed a DAY - we stuck with crumble because there's always a broody with chicks, there's always a bunch of juveniles around - and I like that it takes them longer to eat the crumbles. I will say...

Here's the forum for doing 'shows' https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/online-poultry-show.32/

All exposed chicken skin WILL turn red when they are out in the sun. The extra weight, and judging from the picture and your list of symptoms - she's probably got waterbelly, aka ascities. Ascities itself is not a diagnosis, it is a symptom of one of a couple things. Either she's laying...

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The key is to make 2 roofs, basically. The most important thing is to leave at least a foot in between materials- so whether you put the cardboard under the metal or above it, leave a foot in between. The top material will shade the bottom material, and the airflow in between roof 1 and roof 2...

DE is not a nice thing for chickens to breathe. It's basically shards of super thin glass. https://the-chicken-chick.com/the-cut-dry-truth-about-diatomaceous/

Could be MITES. It doesn't take much with smaller birds. I've used kitten shampoo meant for treatment of fleas and ticks for immediate treatment/relief- as you're bathing her if the mites are there, you'll see lots of moving tiny little specks - and then on your hands. Elector PSP is...

Try posting in the UK threads - here's one to get you started... https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/uk-member-please-say-hi.655508/page-675 Do you have some version of craigslist there? Post a lost animal ad - or Facebook - check with all your neighbors. Fingers crossed she's gone...

Yeah ... I decided to leave my setup alone without the thermostat. If in doubt - turn on the exhaust fan and leave it on. It's a passive airflow - as opposed to say the high-volume fans I point at the chickens on hot nights. If I left those 5000cfm fans blowing on them in much cooler temps...

Yes, the key there is that it is for barns and it has a sealed motor! As far as ways to keep the birds cool - in the run I always have a nice big wet area in a shady spot where they can dig in and be as cool as they can. I give them watermelon (the whole thing cut into chunks) at the hottest...