That's the same shoes I'm sitting it, new chicks in the brooder.... this morning besides waking up voiceless, I went out to find something had gotten my only laying hen and her half eaten body was just lying there!! I guess the Myans where right.
I may be over dramatic about this but i...
I don't even want to go out there tonight.... One minute I just feel I'd be best to cull the sickest ones- another I just feel like I should treat the whole flock with Tylan sick or not and close my flock for the time being. The intruder that brought all this here I would like to take back to...
Ive been reading into the fermenting food thing and this is good information, i havent seen about the energy source. I have also been reading about sprouting??
So this morning when I go in the coop- more chicks sneezing. Joy. The sick birds continue to decline, but I have started the treatment of Tylan 50, now it looks like I just need to treat them all. I don't know what to do, its to the point if I separate every sneezing bird I don't have room. None...
Yes i mean mg i have also seen it refered to ms or csd maybe even... ok whatever it is it sucks. And it shares all the symptoms of coryza almost. I dosed based on several articles i read- .5cc for chickens and .25 for bantams, since my chicks are between 6 and 8 weeks i used .25 im giving that...
Yes, I'm really not positive between the ms and coryza because some people say strong smell and some people say you don't always have the smell. I'd be happier (if that's even possible at this point) with coryza because at least their eggs waln't be carriers. I'm riding it out at this point. I...
Thank you I'm giving tylan 50 to them, I haven't put it in the water yet but the 8 in the sick brooder are getting it orally and the one large hen- I think the culprit by injection. From all my reading this is chronic and they will all be carriers right? I really had intended on raising and...
I think I have something serious going through my flock as well. I got a new hen like two weeks ago, she seemed fine but then one day I noticed her eye crusted shut. I quarantined her for her protection thinking someone just pecked her. The next day a had a chick sneezing, and breathing out of...
I ordered The Homesteading Handbook but Abigail R. Gehring, It's got a lot of good general topics but not enough specifics on what I was looking for. I go flip through them at Tractor Supply and then order ones I like off Amazon, saves a bundle!
I'm always looking for something cheaper so i'm following this thread!! I go through 50lbs of feed in less than two weeks. I'm reading about fermenting their food??
Lovely bunch, I love the blue ones! I think your area would have some effect on pricing and if you find someone looking specifics you can probably get more than in general. Check craigslist to get an idea. Im around north ms and at a monthly flea market full size hens (laying or not- because...
I see alot of people using the digital thermometers with the humidity gauges on them in water wigglers. That's what I'm looking to get for my incubator (under construction). I'm not even sure that's what your looking for-
I finally got home tonight and sat in the barn for an hour- I have a few chickens sneezing but no discharge from their nose and only one mouth breathing, I used the Vet Rx on the ones that sneezed and put some in all their water. My first chick that got sick this time last week was still...
When I got my first batch of chickens like 4 years ago my mutt murdered one. I was so not happy and we discipline and tied him up. I had a 3 year period without chickens and he found entertainment in cats, and in the last couple of months with the new chickens I haven't really had much trouble...
Hi! I'm suffering from similar issues in my coop- I've done a ton of reading this weekend and its pretty overwhelming your chickens could have a number of things but since you don't have any nasal discharge you may just want to try some Vet Rx (find it at tractor supply for about $8) Its like...