Why are all my egg whites really thin and even non existent on one side of the eggs? This makes peeling hard boiled eggs almost impossible without tearing up the eggs. Are the hens lacking something in their diet? I give them regular layer feed from local feed store. I offer oyster shells on the...
Extremely cold here, making everything freeze almost instantly. How can I add a supplement to my hens’ water and it be readily available for them throughout the day? I have a metal water dispenser on a heating plate to keep from freezing, but I’m not confident about adding supplemental nutrients...
It’s frozen, but what kind of infection does this look like, if any? I’ve had a sick hen with diarrhea and anorexia that I’m nursing and waiting for antibiotics to arrive, but this is the first time i saw poop that looks like this/this color. What would you do? No vet. See pic of 💩. Thanks...
So, I have a single hen in a flock of five that has now twice come down with something making her quite ill with signs and symptoms including lethargy, weight loss, unwillingness to eat anything other than yogurt and fruit, and watery diarrhea with chunks of dark green (or blue when eating...
I can't figure out how much of this stuff to mix in a liter of water for a four or five pound chicken. Can someone help? See link for the product I want to measure.
https://jedds.com/products/triple-c-vetafarm?_pos=1&_sid=ff10877e8&_ss=r
Okay, I have a metal water dispenser on a heating plate. Is it okay to add mineral and vitamin supplements to the water in a metal dispenser? And what additives should I avoid using in a metal dispenser?
Hi. I have one hen out of five with a sore red bottom and some feather loss. Soaking in epsom salt bath helps it, but then I've been applying Monistat cream for the last four days, which I noticed seems to make it red again. I don't see any mites or lice, and none of the other hens display these...
Hi, I'm totally new to chickens, so some the linguistics might get lost on me. This is my question:
I recently (2 months ago) received five chickens. I noticed a chicken had a messy butt about three weeks ago. I washed it off and in a couple days her butt was messy again. I started closely...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
--I am new to chickens and just received my flock 2 months ago.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
--I have 5 hens.
(3) What breeds do you have?
--One Red, Two Red/Tan, and Two Silver... I don't remember the names of...