I found an old thread about Ortho Bug B Gone Max but there was no answer about how safe it is around chickens? The ticks have already begun to crawl here and we usually use this stuff to keep them in check all summer. If it's not safe can someone suggest something that is safe but effective to...
Our dachshunds have been doing fine with the chickens. We have a new dog (about a month ago) and newer chickens (a week ago). I let the dogs out and we lost ALL our newer chickens. Polish, cochins and silkie. :'(
If we put up a electric fence up for the dogs so that the chickens can run while...
Ok, I have some easter egger bantams (2) and buff orpingtons (3) hens. I'd like to get a white silkie, 2 black cochins and at least one crested polish (all hens). Will they get along? How should I integrate them? We only have one coop - an 8'x8'. Will they get along or no?
Also - is $7 for...
When you add new chickens what is the best way to integrate them and at what age? Also, are there times when they just won't ever get along? (My goal is to have no roosters, so that might make it easier, right?)
Sometime this evening, between 4:30-8:30pm, the chick brooder tub got knocked over and our chicks are dead. My husband said they look like they were pecked to death. :'( The chicks were about 6 weeks old and our chickens, free ranging at the time, are almost 5 months old. Not that it matters...
We've had chickens since March and have been lucky so far not to have any pest problems (that I know about). When will the problems begin? My girls don't lay eggs yet; will it start then? They're also out during the day, roaming. Are they at risk then also? (We don't have a stray dog problem -...
I've thought about buying one of those horizontal sheds or some sort of Rubbermaid tub with a snap lid to keep outside the coop to store the feed in. Then I thought it would be better to ask what everyone else does and learn from your experience! I know it needs to be waterproof and pest/critter...