Search results for query: *

  1. Ajoy1955

    Molting feathers

    They have several throughout their run! 😂😂😂
  2. Ajoy1955

    Molting feathers

    If I leave some the feathers will it hurt anything? Outside looking not too tidy 😎
  3. Ajoy1955

    Molting feathers

    Actually the hen with the closed eyes is my dominant hen, and she was just snoozing when Ellie Mae walked up to her lol
  4. Ajoy1955

    Molting feathers

    This year I have more hens molting than previous years, and there are feathers everywhere! I try to keep them picked up, but I am not getting them all! Is it okay to let the feathers stay in their run? I have heard that feathers in a run can attract lice/mites ..is this true? East Tennessee
  5. Ajoy1955

    Too many worms

    Thank you so very much! That’s a huge relief to hear!
  6. Ajoy1955

    Too many worms

    Thank you Debbie292d
  7. Ajoy1955

    Too many worms

    So in East Tennessee, we are having a ton of rain, which is bringing a bounty of red worms , my chickens are having a feast! My biggest concern is the the possibility of them getting gape worms in their throats, do I need to be concerned? Any suggestions for prevention? Thanks in advance! My...
  8. Ajoy1955

    Speckled egg layer

    I was told she is a Sapphire Olive Egger, but she lays a light brown speckled egg, any ideas as to what she is? East Tennessee checking in
  9. Ajoy1955

    Molting in June

    Can roost mites be seen in their bum and vent areas?
  10. Ajoy1955

    When only one molts

    35 months
  11. Ajoy1955

    When only one molts

    She is 35 months old, it will be her 3rd molt since I have had her , she usually molts around September, but this summer was extremely hot humid, I’m thinking stress related molt from the heat
  12. Ajoy1955

    When only one molts

    I’m sorry but you are wrong, cause when she walks feathers are randomly dropping, and in the morning under her roost there are feathers
  13. Ajoy1955

    When only one molts

    No… she is the Queen Chicken in the pecking order, and sadly she is the one who plucks and eats flock mate feathers … when I picked her up last night to check for lice/mites, she flapped her wings and feathers went everywhere lol
  14. Ajoy1955

    When only one molts

    What’s crazy is, her bottom feathers are coming out like crazy, I checked her vent and around the area for lice or nits and saw nothing! I thought a molt typically starts at the head?
  15. Ajoy1955

    When only one molts

    So it won’t hurt my other hens to have a higher protein?
  16. Ajoy1955

    When only one molts

    What do you do, when only one hen is starting a molt, and the others are not, how do you feed for the one molting and make sure the active layers are getting the nutrition they need?
  17. Ajoy1955

    Review by 'Ajoy1955' in article 'Caring for Chickens in Summer: Tips for a Happy and Healthy Flock'

    Great information! I actually offer foot spas for my girls in the heat
  18. Ajoy1955

    Thin shell and rubber shelled eggs

    I can open the capsule and pour onto their daily fermented afternoon treat, I am trying to figure out how much to add to it
  19. Ajoy1955

    Thin shell and rubber shelled eggs

    Is D3 the same? And I have it in liquid capsules, if I can give that to them it will be super easy!
  20. Ajoy1955

    Thin shell and rubber shelled eggs

    How do I increase their vitamin D?
Back
Top Bottom