can you tell me what kind of mulch wood chips you used? I'm finding the sand to be too dusty for me. I literally have a 1/4 inch of dust on top of everything in the coop , daily! I can blow of the lid to the food,and the very next time I open it It is completely covered with dust. It just makes...
I absolutely love my chicken coop/barn. I asked DH to build me one, and this is what I got! I was expecting a much smaller version LOL but I can fit 25 birds in it comfortably, And I have a separate room that I can have the food, lighting, and brooders for new chicks. It is 12x10, the brooding...
My baby chick is all puffed up too. I don't get it. Started her on antibiotics. Did it help your rooster? She can barely walk! All I can think of is the blueberry girl on Willy Wonka!
I use the sand method and it is FAR superior to anything i have used before. No smell. Cool for the feet. Very easy to keep clean. The chickens love it.i don't have disease ever running through my flock. I don't know what those folks are talking about that don't like it. It's the best bang for...
OK I have had chicks for many years, never have come across this.Maybe you all can help. Chicks that a re a couple months old are starting to grow a hard bump like thing on the skin just above the beak.There are two of them, no other symptoms or bumps I can see. They are on chick starter/grower...