Has any one ever used the 6 foot x 6 foot white fence panels at lowes (or home depot) for the walls of your coop? I'm wondering if those would work and how to do it.
Last week I posted about my daughters 3 week old chicks that were very sick and could hardly stand. I took everyones advice and found that they had mites. I dusted them with poultry dust (prozap) and in a few days they were doing great! Now I'm wondering how often do I dust them? What is DE for...
This morning we went out to check on my daughters baby chicks and they all (3) seem some what out of it. They fall over when they are just standing there. They seem to be eating and drinking fine. She had 4 to start with but last week I posted about one with the insides that came out! What...
Last week we bought my 9 year old daughter 4 Millie Fleur (spelling??) chicks that were 12 days old. They looked very healthly. We kept them in a large cage with a light on them at night. One of them seemed to not be growing as fast as the others. ( my daughters favorite) Anyway this morning...
Yesterday I put my 12 week old cochins in the coop and run with the older ones. I sat there for a long time and just watched to make sure they were all going to get along. My 9 year old daughter sat out there with me. She said look mom your black cochin ( 1 year old ) just pooped out a double...
Last night when I fed every thing was fine! This morning when I went out to check on everybody my mallard was in the corner not moving. It can't move it tries to walk but just falls over. I don't see any wounds or missing feathers. He does look like his face on one side is swollen really...
Today when I went out to check my 6 week old chicks 8 of them looked bald!! They all seem to be pecking and pulling each others feathers out. Why are they doing that? They have been together since they hatched. What can I do to stop this? Help!!!
I have always fed lay mash. I see alot of people buying lay crumble or lay pellets when I'm at the feed store. Is there a benifit to one or the other? Is the cost different? Will the hens prefer one over the other?
I have 5 gold lace wyandottes that are 9 days old. 4 are really growing but one is not. At all? They were all the same size when I got them and was told they all hatch on the same day. The 4 are starting to get wing feathers and some little tail feathers but the 1 doesn't. It seems to eat...
Today I went to the feed store to get feed of course. And guess what they had? CHICKS, TONS OF THEM! And they were on SALE buy 2 get 1 free!! The hubby frowned because I have 20 new chicks at home. But then said you better get some so I don't have to come back. He tries to say they...
Today I got my shipment of chicks form Ideal. I ordered buff, red ,white,blue golden laced, silver laced and 1 barred. (cochins)The red, white,and buff all look the same How can I tell the difference? (some are going to my sisters and I want to make sure I'm sending the right ones .)
I have 2 royal palm turkeys that have been raised together. They are about a year old. Never have they fought until yesterday. When I got home from work yestersday I thought something had got into the pen, but today I see the ugly truth! They are fighting and about to kill each other. Should I...