So i’ve been dealing with scaly leg mites for the past week, i’ve done vaseline treatments on everybody 3 times including scrubbing it in with a toothbrush and i’ve used poultry mite spray on the legs and perches and the coop, my coop floor is lined with diatomaceous earth along with the nesting...
Hello everyone I have a question for you all, I have two silkie roosters who are 6 months old and 5 hens, I never see my roosters mating my hens, I want to start incubating eggs as soon as I know they’re being fertilized, are my roosters old enough to be breeding my hens and even if ive never...
So this month we are expanding my 4 foot by 5 1/2 foot coop to add on a broodery for babies in the spring, we are also making the nesting boxes accessible from the outside, does anyone else have any tips or other things to add? here’s my coop for reference, I have 5 hens and 2 roosters Their run...
This is my coop and run, the run is 6 by 12 feet and the coop is 4 by 5, does anyone have any tips on how to improve? The bottom of the coop under the boxes is currently a “nursery” for my 3 baby silkies. Thanks! (I have also added a dusting box outside since this picture was taken)
Hi all i’m new to the chicken world and I got 2 babies last June and this is one of them, they said they’re pure cochins which her sister definitely is but i’m questioning this girl, she also has an extra toe, any ideas on her breed?