Mine were on the medicated baby food for the first bag of feed. Since then, they've never had any medications at all.
Okay, another question. Diatomacious (spelling is questionable on that word) Earth. Use it? Don't use it? Why use it?
Carol
Mine are not on any medicated feeds at all. The eggs are small, richly brown and the 4 I cracked open yesterday, had rich, almost orange-yellow yolks, including the double yolk egg. Thus, with this information, all eggs are now fair game.
wow, it's been a while since I've had a chance to check in. The chickens are sort of in their "yard" however, they are very good at escaping. We have regular, routine Chicken Herding activities to get them back in their pens, and we make sure that there is plenty of fresh water out for the...
Next weekend, it's construction for the outdoor Chicken Home, with fenced and covered Chicken Yard. It's going to be SO nice to get my office back, but it's also been fun having The Chickens in here and watching them grow.
Hi, I'm Carol, and am in my "late middle age". This is my first foray into the world of raising chickens. There are 10 hens pecking about in a wire dog crate in my computer office, growing feathers, making messes on the floor and generally growing while I watch. It's already been an awesome...