Search results for query: *

  • Users: MikaylaSD
  • Content: Threads
  • Order by date
  1. MikaylaSD

    Blue Cochin Hen or Roo?

    Hey guys! Sorry if this is the wrong place to post this, I wasn't sure. I need some help deciphering if my chicken is a hen or rooster. I got it as a straight run chick from a hatchery. I've been waiting for a crow but I live in city limits so if it is a rooster he must go. 13 week old Blue Cochin
  2. MikaylaSD

    Vent Gleet Treatment

    I got a new hen two weeks ago that spread a respiratory illness to my other 3 hens, so they have been on Oxytetracycline the past week. All have improved and seem to be fine except one. She is no longer sneezing or wheezing but she has had diarreha all week and stopped eating and drinking a few...
  3. MikaylaSD

    Sneezing/wheezing hen

    I have a hen around 8 months old who I came to find this morning egg bound. There was a white egg in my best box before I got back out to check her, not 100% sure it was from today but when I checked her she didn't seem to have an egg lodged in her still. After that she went back to walking...
  4. MikaylaSD

    3 of 4 chickens dead (GRAPHIC PICTURES) need help identifying the predator

    Hey guys, I am in need of some help. I live in a city and have four chickens in my backyard, which is surrounded on three sides by a 6ft privacy fence and the other side is 4ft chain link (so completely inclosed). We let our chickens free range from time to time, more often lately because one of...
  5. MikaylaSD

    Is this DE safe?

    My husband and I went and bought DE at Home Depot today to put in our chickens dust bath and sprinkle in the coop as preventative maintenance to avoid mites/lice. From what I understand it's safe but it doesn't say "food grade" on the bag...is this safe for my chickens? I want to be sure before...
  6. MikaylaSD

    Mites/Lice Prevention Help

    Hey guys I'm new to the site and owning chickens. We currently have four hens a few months old that just moved out to their new coup we just finished building. My question to you all is how can I best prevent my hens from getting mites? I've been reading up on this site trying to educate myself...
Back
Top Bottom