So I got this nesting box secondhand and I’m curious if anyone has ever converted a nesting box like this into a roll away box. I would love a roll away box but I don’t have like $300 to drop on one. There are plates in the bottom of each box that remove so I could angle those so the eggs roll...
Hello, I need help in taking care of my older hen. She’s my absolute favorite and I want to help her. My flock has had scaly leg mites this fall and I can’t seem to get rid of them. I sprayed my coop with the chemical (can’t remember the name) and I’ve been using Vaseline nightly on her...
Hi I’m pretty sure I’ve got scaley leg mites in my flock. Things I’ve read says to clean out the coop throughly, but how do you clean it? Scrub? Just take the bedding out? Do I need to get rid of the bedding completely so they don’t get the mites again? This is my first time dealing with mites...
Hello, I had an order of chicks ship in this morning. I have three that aren’t doing well… what can I do for them?!? I had them under the heat lamp but they were just getting trampled by the other ones. I’ve had them on my lap in the sun but two are just laying there. Is there something I can do...
My hen has been showing symptoms of being egg bound, but I can’t feel an egg. Treatment ideas??? Any ideas of what it could be??? I don’t know how to help her. She’s a bit lethargic, but still goes and eats with the rest at feeding time.