They make these traps that electricute the rats. I wouldn't put it in the actual coop part but in the side room where the empty bags of food were kept that the rats got into first.
I already got rid of the empty bags and the food will only be out from 8 am to 9pm. Then it will be locked in a...
I have recently gotten new tennants in my coop, RATS. How do I get rid of them.I don't think I should use poisen because of my girls but how else am I suppost to get rid of them. Help Please!!!!
Do you use freeze dried or live mealworms?
I am trying to see what people perfer and what is best for my girls. And where do people get their worms from?
Also, how much chicken scratch can 10 full grown hens have? Thanks!
I got 10 RIRs 2 1/2 weeks ago they are all 10 month old. One hen layed 5 days ago and has layed everyday since the but no one else has layed yet. Is this normal? When should I be expecting everyone else to lay? I am getting very ancy. I would liek to get more than 1 egg a day from 10 hens.
I got 10 RIRs 2 1/2 weeks ago an they are all a little iffy when it come tome but they are all definetly warming up to me. 2 willlet me pick them up already. I think that it just takes time for them to warm up to you but I also think you would need to spend as much time with a chick then you...
I got my first egg today. I am so excited. It's from my RIR I got 1 1/2 weeks ago. She is 40 wks old. I put my egg up next to store bought egg so you can see in comparison.
Can DE cause a chicken to cough? Last night one of my hens were coughing every couple minutes. This morning she is not coughing at all. I spent about 10 minutes with her an she coughed once. Yesterday I put DE down in the coop and layed some scratch down for them. Later in the day when I went to...
I just move my hens to a new home about a week and half ago. Some are pooping fine and 3 out of 10 have diahrea like poop. Is it normal for their poop to look like diahrea. I had asked this question on another post but then realized I had put it in the wrong place. WARNING: GROSS PICTURE
Thanks!
What is cecal? I believe it is just one leaving the diahrea like poo. I will try and post a pic sometime today or tomorrow. But I am starting to see it less and less.
The man i got the chickens from said that some are 9 months old and some are 11 months old but they are all of laying age. When...
A week and a half ago I got 10 RIR's they are all 9-11 months but none have layed yet. I am wondering if anyone has any idea about when they will lay. They aren't even interasted in the nesting boxes. Is that normal? Also one of the birds poop looks like diahrea. Is that normal after a move...