Alright. I stated feeding my 14 chickens rural king brand layer crumbles. I was getting about 50 pounds of manure every 10 days. I've been collecting it out of the coop to sell. it was a 50 pound bag for $11. Everybody talks about Amish feed. 100 pounds for $16. The label looks about the same...
I guess I'm going to have to kill my flock of 14. Being new, I collected birds from 4 different places and threw them together over 4 months. Didn't quarantine them. Started with 1 a while back. Swollen bubbly eye. Then 1 with runny nose and bubbly eyes. Then 2 that were hacking and rattling...
So I'm renting a cabin that had a chicken "coop/pen" on it. So I got some chickens. Just a pain fenced in 12'x16'.added a roof. Added nesting boxes. Added the roost. Now that winter is coming I need to shield them from the elements I guess. So I found a box. It's 10'L x 24"H x 12"D. I think it's...
I've been looking at all types of threads on here. I'm sure I have one sick chicken here. My question is how sick. I'm thinking of getting the medicine. .. forgot name T something 50. Or vetrx I guess. I noticed the swollen eye today. Went to saline and neosporin the eye and noticed the runny...
So after seeing a pic I think she has scaly leg also. Anyway. I was cleaning the coop today and found a round worm in a poop! Freaking out, I searched all here, went out and got some wazine 17 for the morning. I keep thinking about that 1 hen. I went out and caught her. Wasn't that hard... But...
So the guy I got her from said it was a hen. I thought she looked big and had a big comb and wattles. But I thought the black australorpe I had was a rooster at first until he told me it was indeed a hen. And it was. Everything was fine. Cleaning out the coop today and she lets out a pretty...
I recently got these two hens from a buddy. He said they are black stars. 1st question. Are they? they look pretty beat up. He said the rooster been getting ahold on them pretty good. They just starting laying not too long ago. I admit their skin is looking better. It was very red. 2nd...
The existing coop is 12 x 16. I added the roof nesting boxes and roosts. 4 waterers and 3 feeders. 1 squeak toy and 2 bouncy balls that never get played with. Ha. It houses 10 chickens. 1 rooster and 9 hens. Looking for some feedback. 2 month old chicken owner wants to know how he's doing...
Hi. I'm Patrick. I just got into chickens 2 months ago. So I'm learning and having fun everyday. I've been diagnosed with chicken fever! i now have 9 total. 1 rooster, 8 hens. Started with 3 given to me. Roger the buff orp rooster. Rosie the golden comet. And Weeza the australorpe. All...