Ok so today I found out that my 4 barred rock hens have pox and I am giving them baby vitamins and putting iodine on the affected areas. While I was doctoring them I looked at their nostrils and eyes very closely and checked their mouths to see if it was the wet or dry kind (looking like dry so...
I have had my aviary for Three years now and this winter we decided to do something a little different. Instead of using sheets for wind block we used tarps with only the front door as the opening. I don't know if the lack of fresh air along with a red heat light instead of a black one has done...