Most of my flock(9) out of 13 are losing down feathers under belts and around tail.. A few have naked lower backs. I have DE on the ground and inside coop with neem oil on perches. I have checked for mites a few times at night and see nothing.. I have put them in a tub of DE twice now and coated...
I have a 3 wk old olive egger.. Not sure if its his/her toes or legs that are week.. Fed them this morning and it was sitting sideways.. Thought it was just warming under heat. Picked it up to check on it and when I put it back down it couldn't hold it's wait very well.. Has been completely fine...
I had 30 eggs in incubator 1 hatched day 19, 6 hatched day 20 and day 21 5 fully delveloped but dead and the rest not even fertile! I'm feeling disappointed but happy with at least haveing 6 babies doing great! I'm thinking my humidity was too high during hatch?
How long should I wait to get new birds after disease..How long does it hang around after chickens are gone? I have bleached everything and its been a good 4 mths. I had a respiratory disease wipe my flock out and now I am ready to start over.
Has anybody else had problems from Greenfire Farms chicks? We have ordered several times from them and this last time they sent sick birds and infected our whole flock. We have invested a lot of time and money into our flock and have lost it. I have sent many emails and numerous phone...
Bad pic of 6wk old Araucana chicks.. Trying to figure out if they are roosters or hen.. The one on the left is a blk and the right is a blue.. I might need better pic.. Any ideas?
Split wing? How can I tell.. I have 3 day olds and when when I spread their wings there is a gap .. I have never seen this before.. The wings stick out. There is a small feather in the gap but its almost like the main longer feather is missing.. This picture doesn't show real well.. There are 4...
I have one of my own and liked it so much I had my husband make another.. This coop is well built. 3x4 with 2 "pop out" nesting boxes. Comes with a perch and ladder. Run below included..There are 3 access doors and 2 vents. Local pickup only..
Martinez, Ca
I just went out to check on my 3wk old chicks.. There was 2 poops with pinkish red something in it..I picked it out and whatever it is it was kinda stringy.. Not sure if it's worms or something more serious.. Help!
Anyone know if there difference in feeding mealworms vs earthworms? My chicks love dried meal worms! It is a huge treat..just wasn't sure if one was better than the other..
Anyone know if chickens get worms by eating worms? The thought of worms make my skin crawl! Haha...what's a good preventative if any... So grossed about worms in any of my animals!
So I was at a farm field trip and the gal was talking about rubbing rosemary in your hands and then rubbing your cat or dog to get rid of fleas.. Just wondering if this is true with chickens and mites.. Although never even thought about maybe rosemary is poisonous to chickens! Thank you!
just curious if anyone has an idea about how high can a chicken fly with clipped wings? I am putting up a fence around my garden and was wondering how high it should be. I was thinking 4ft...Thank you!