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  1. BonnieBlue

    Vent Pecking - Advice Needed

    I am looking for something to go ahead and give them more room. The coop I have as a brooder coop after their first two or three weeks is too far away from the house, and I'm not sure I could keep it warm enough. Hoping to find an extra large box that gives more room. I put her back in, and...
  2. BonnieBlue

    Vent Pecking - Advice Needed

    Thank you. I am already looking for an alternative brooder. The brooder has been on the cool side for theor age, already down to ~89° temperature wise, and their behavior otherwise shows comfortable. I thought boredom, or maybe something g set them off about her. I'll put her back and monitor...
  3. BonnieBlue

    Vent Pecking - Advice Needed

    How long should I leave this one isolated? I haven't picked her up to examine her, but from just observing, I think the swelling has gone down. I have noticed a lot of the usual of light pecks at faces and feet by everyone, but none of the really going after a vent like they were to this one...
  4. BonnieBlue

    Vent Pecking - Advice Needed

    I have 6 chicks, who are 5 days old. Three New Hampshires, 2 Olive Eggers, 1 Welbar. This morning, I noticed one of the NH's peck at what I *think* is the Welbar. (The Welbar and OE's looks alike.) I also saw what appeared to be a tiny drop of clear liquid from her vent. I watched them for a...
  5. BonnieBlue

    Chicken Math Got Me Bad....

    I knew chicken math was going to get me, and I tried to plan my new coop to account for that, and calculating chickens, ages, etc. It may still get me. I swore that since I got 6 this fall (I got them 2 days ago) that I would be good and not need to get any until '27. I am looking at a few...
  6. BonnieBlue

    Switching feed

    I feed mash every day now. I just let it soak while I am cleaning the coop then feed it. They still have a feeder of regular pellets, but some days they just beak it out, like "what is this trash". Never mind that they ate it long before they ever started getting mash. This morning I had the...
  7. BonnieBlue

    Switching feed

    Thank you. I was thinking around 7 or 8, but wasn't sure. I feed Nutrena. I never thought of scattering around to see if they will eat it.
  8. BonnieBlue

    Switching feed

    At what age is it appropriate to switch from starter/grower to all-flock? (Crumbles to pellets.)
  9. BonnieBlue

    ador..A door! adore--What are your favorites?

    Yes, so I went with the battery since my generator is only on the house, not the barn. I hope someday I can get solar for the barn, then I will convert it to electricity. I like that I have that option. Overall, I am extremely happy with the door.
  10. BonnieBlue

    ador..A door! adore--What are your favorites?

    I ended up getting an Ador1. It was between it, and one other. I had questions about both, and emailed both companies. Ador emailed me back with detailed information, that answered all of my questions and even gave me options for how to handle different things. The other company never replied...
  11. BonnieBlue

    Hen Gaping, Need Advice

    Should I not be concerned she is eating more clay? I have just never had one eat clay before this.
  12. BonnieBlue

    Hen Gaping, Need Advice

    @Eggcessive I have a couple of questions for you, or anyone else who can help. Peony received her last dose of Panacure a week ago on Sep 11. This morning I noticed under where she roosted that there was clay poop again. I picked through it and found what I think were dead worms. 1/3 to 1/2...
  13. BonnieBlue

    Hen Gaping, Need Advice

    Thank you for the info. In looking up the info on maggots, I don't think these were. These were a lot smaller, shorter and thinner. Plus, I have seen no flies. My calculations per tsp were correct for what you give by ml. Looking at how much clay I picked up, I am leaning towards that was the...
  14. BonnieBlue

    Hen Gaping, Need Advice

    Her crop has felt empty in the morning when I felt it while giving her the Panacure, but she also feels like she has lost weight. And right next to her sister, she looks like she has. I did not get pics since I didn't have my phone with me. The dose I calculated for her weight was just under 1/4...
  15. BonnieBlue

    Hen Gaping, Need Advice

    Update: This afternoon, someone passed about 4 or 5 decent sized (approx 1"x1.25") piles of clay. I picked around in it and found what looked to be worms. But since I don't know one worm from another, I am not sure what kind. They were maybe 1/2" long (or a bit under) and were thin and...
  16. BonnieBlue

    Hen Gaping, Need Advice

    Right before I moved my girls to their new coop, I noticed one of my hens gaping. The night I moved her, I started her with Panacure treatments which I did for 4 days. There was a bit of a gap in the middle because I changed from treating at night, to in the morning when I could snatch her off...
  17. BonnieBlue

    Ants and Mealworms

    I will definitely be doing that from now on. It never crossed my mind that ants like dried mealworms. In their small run, I would throw them a handful of mealworms and they were gone before the ants' radars fired up.
  18. BonnieBlue

    Ants and Mealworms

    One of these days they will. Right now, they are still hanging close to the coop, like "nope, we're good".
  19. BonnieBlue

    Ants and Mealworms

    We broadcast spread for fire ants, and need to again but make sure we don't get close to the run, and spot treat for any of those we see. Unfortunately, we are past due for doing the broadcast treatment and it shows. I could not believe they didn't eat the treats. They are still hanging close...
  20. BonnieBlue

    Ants and Mealworms

    This is a problem I never would have anticipated. It seems ants like dried mealworms. A couple of days ago, I scattered dried mealworms around the new run to encourage the girls to peck and explore, since it is a new big run, and just like with the new big coop, they are a bit shook by how big...
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