Hey guys! yet another issue on my hands...
For some time my omega chook has had loss of feathers around her wings and neck, her behaviour and health is otherwise perfect, but the other 3 chooks tend to pick her feathers out, as does she herself.
What can cause this and how do I solve it? At...
Ok so I haven't been a bit laid back with cleaning the coop, but after suffering consequences I've learnt my lesson and plan to work a bit harder at maintainence.
I was wondering if anyone can give me some advice on cleaning the coop, so far I plan to:
DAILY:
- Change hay in the laying boxes
-...
Okay, so I did some hardcore research on curing my poor flock of their lice and the best product i could find was sevin dust 5%. My dad is going to purchase some today BUT i don't know how to use it, so advice will be appreciated. Will there be instructions on the packaging? Do I apply it to the...
Hey Backyard chickens community,
I've got whats probably a very common problem among novice chook owners, and thats feather loss. The most submissive chicken in my flock of Rhode Island reds has had feather loss for a while now, dominantly around her neck, breasts and under her wings on her body...
Hey this is clucky dog here.
recently one of my chooks (a rode Island red) escaped the run and got chased by my dog, got trapped in the metal fence of my dog's closed off area and my dog chewed the shoulder part of her wing.
When this happened I immediently told off the dog, put her back, got...
Hey guys, I'm completely new to this site and if anyone could guide me on how to gt around that'd be great!!!
The main point in this thread was not just to introduce myself but get a bit of advice from the experienced chook owners on this site.
We own four Rhode Island reds, one which is...