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I ordered a bantam cockerel for my 11 hens and 6 pullets. All the females are standard size. I figured that if the cockerel turned out aggressive, I would be able to handle him. My chick order consisted on 7 females and the male bantam. Unfortunately one of the pullets was a male...
I want to integrate 8 chicks that are 14 weeks old, 2 of them are cockerels (one is a male I ordered and the other is a surprise cockerel that was supposed to be a pullet) They have been in a "see don't touch" situation since they were 3 weeks old with 11 hens of different ages (from 3 years to...
My geriatric flock (hens from 5 to 9 years old, total of 8) are not as smart as I thought. I worked dutifully every winter adding tarps to cover all the areas that have NW exposure to cold wind. I add hot plates, so their water does not freeze and move their feeders to cozy areas, I add more hay...
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This is an eye opener for all of us (with backyard chickens), it can certainly change...
With much pain in my heart I had to lock my three small flocks inside the runs this morning. I have been keeping an eye on the outbreaks near my area and I decided today that it was time to act since there have been two outbreaks near Dallas TX. One was found in a wild awl so that very much...
I have a 5 month pullet that is already laying. She lives with 3 eleven weeks chicks. They are all on grower feed. I have a dish with oyster shells and crushed egg shells by the feed 24/7. I never see the pullet eating from the dish. I am concerned about the pullet not having enough calcium for...
I have been keeping chickens for 9 years and never experience a snake attack before. There have been snakes in my runs and chicken yards (mostly rat snakes) with no incident. They got inside thru small spaces in the runs. I have worked hard covering all the possible places where they can get in...
I have a flock of 19 pullets and hens (hens are of different ages from 2 to 8 yo). Their yard unfortunately is contaminated with round worms. I live in a very hot and humid area that does not help with the situation. I have been treating my hens with alternating doses of Valbazen and Safeguard...
My 2 chicks have just finished a treatment for coccidiosis. They were on 5 days of Corid and 12 days of the preventative dosage. I started them yesterday with nutri-drench diluted in their water (according to the dosage in the bottle) so today they are on their second day. How long do I continue...
I have 2 ten week old chicks that had coccidiosis. I treated them with Corid for 5 days and since they are out in the yard and it is very humid, I have been giving them the maintenance dose for 10 days. I do my own fecal floats and I did three over the weekend. I see a couple of oocyst and I...
Hello everyone, I need some advice concerning my 3 eight week old chicks. I have been doing my own fecals for few years. One of my chicks was looking sick but I did not see any oocysts in the fecal float (the sample was a combination of several poops collected in the morning). I did another...
This is my fifth year keeping chickens and every year my major concern is keeping my flock cool during our very hot summers. I am constantly searching the internet and this forum for ideas of how to make my flock comfortable in the best way I can provide for them.
This year I found this...
I live in south central Texas, our summers are extremely hot (100-110 F). I have been able to break my broodys by moving them in a broody breaker cage that I keep in a room that has an AC. These broodys are high in the pecking order and have no trouble getting back to the flock after few days of...
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This is my first time hatching eggs under a broody (first time hatching at all). I have 10 eggs under a broody, she has been exceptional (5th day of incubation) however I am very concerned about high humidity. I live in south central Texas where it is usually very humid...
I found an article in the Internet about Marek's vaccine that has completely blown my mind.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/tthis-chicken-vaccine-makes-virus-dangerous/
I have been a chicken keeper for almost 5 years and every time I get chicks I have had them vaccinated for Mareks. My...
I have a production red hen that is a little over 2 years old. She did not molt last year and her feathers are looking very raggedy. I have read that hens usually don't molt during their first year, especially if they are production breeds. Will she molt this Fall?
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I want to share my experience with the last integration I am currently doing. I have had chickens for 4 years and always had done integrations the "old way" waiting for the chicks to get big enough to defend themselves and keeping them in a separate pen for many weeks. This...
I have 4 nine week old welsumer chicks (unfortunately one of them turned out to be a cockerel) and 2 barred rock pullets. They are in a pen that has a fence separating the adult flock yard. They have been seeing each other for 5 weeks already. I plan to integrate them when they are 12 weeks old...
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Two days ago I Introduced a 2 year old rooster to my flock of all hens, they are 15 in total and are one, two and three years old. I have had the rooster since he was one day old but kept him separated from the hens for most of his life. He lived in a separate pen with another...
I did a search on this topic and found a thread that is four years old, I would like to know about the outcome of some of the posters and also anybody else that has tried this already.
I currently have a bachelors pad with two roosters, they have been living together since they were one day old...