noticed lil moving rice like things in poop today. Just 1 pile, Looked up info, looks like tapeworm, eeewww we have been eating"sunny side up eggs" !!! Is there a chance we now have worms? Im so overwhelmed by all the info on the dewormers. Went to rural king, they shooed me away from the wazine...
getting 6 rescue chickens today from a mass meat grower facility, any advise on integrating w/my 5 laying girls? tips on sexting,safety concerns, etc. Im hoping they will lay eggs after being spoiled & free ranging.I understand that these facilities vaccinate, etc because they grow for mass...
When I bought my girls(red sexlinks) from TSC in May; I originally got 7 but I gave 1 to my BFF's hubby. He had 3 hens he got from a "meat" poultry house, none of his hens have laid, including the one I gave him. Since none are laying, he wants to "harvest" the ones from the poultry house but is...
I I bought 6 Red Sextons that I got from TSC at 16 weeks old, so about 6months old. My hubby got me to help w/my anxiety & grief over losing my father. I have become very attached to them. They just started laying 2weeks ago.I feed them about a cup of corn and a cup of crumble 2x a day. Their...
Hi Im new to hen raising and please be patient because I will be asking lots of questions lol. I got 6 Red Sexton Hens Memorial day & 4 of them look exactly the same. What are some suggestions on marking or otherwise telling them apart? Someone suggested nail polish lolTIA