I have heard that you shouldn't eat eggs from hens being treated with antibiotics. Mine were on Duramycin 10 from Durvet. It's a tetracycline Hydrochloride so I am assuming the rules holds for them also. I have continued to collect the eggs, but am keeping them separate. I am terrible frugal and...
I recently took in 2 BC marans and a wheaton maran from a local chicken owner along with a buff Orpington. They were all hatched this year. I have quarantined them for a couple of months now. They eat and drink fine, scratch around, preen, lay, basically act fairly normal.
There are a few...
Hello all,
Just picked up my half dozen 2 month old pullets (I hope) from a local breeder so I am now an official backyard chicken wrangler. We opted for one of each: white Brahma, Blue Cochin, Golden lace white Cochin, Silver Lace Ameraucuna, an Aracuna (sp), and a Rhode Island Red (nod to...