Hi thanks for the response and sorry for the delay in mine.
I used Epsom salts and flushed them out. Also changed them off layers pellets to layers crumb.
They seemed to have gone off the pellets?
But seems to have worked well. Now only the occasional runny one :) which I understand is...
Hi,
I have a young 1 year old flock of three hens. All raised from day olds and in a 20ftx20ft run with a coop and nesting box.
About a month back, one started acting sleepy, losing weight and isolating her self. the vets gave her two types of antibiotics and she is now at a steady weight...
No Offense taken :) i guess really big is a bit strong, its big for my three hens.
I have found a good price on 1"x1" galvanized 19gage, this if suitable to fend of the fox will go around and on top. also digging in a concrete trench to prevent digging and additional corigated panels for the...
Brilliant that helps a lot, thank you.
The only worry I have really is for mr fox, want to keep him out.
The run will be 20x22ft. Making harder to fox proof. But as long as he can't bite through the wire I have the top and bottom sorted.
Very few bears in Buckinghamshire England. Got...
Ah ok. So smaller the number, the better.
Is there a minimum gage I should look at. I.e no thinker than x gage and holes no bigger than x by x
I have been looking at 1"x1"?
Just got my first three stunning chicks, one has a bit if a runny bum ( but not pasting up what so ever) just has runny poo. He's sneezed a few times and is the sleepy one of the three.
Worrying to much or sick chick?
Man they are growing quick though!
Advise would be great,
Cheers
Hi,
I have a coop with an attached 8x3ft run.
but i would like to build a 15x15 ft run around this that is fox proof, will i need a roof on this?
Can foxes climb over a 6ft chicken wire pannel?
also putting paving slabs around the outside edge to stop them digging, any tips with this...
If kept together will i end up with just chickens?
got 3 warrens at present, but looking to put in a small house for quails in the large 15ft x 15ft run.
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Ahhhhh so back to the do i get chicks or not
I gues the thing is to look at, will it be to cold for them when they are outside..... its a tricky one as i have no power to their house.
Hey,
Ok, so I have cleared a massive space in my garden, built the prefect coop and run within this, Im ready to roll.
I want to get chicks, but Im still trying to work out the pros and cons .
Maybe a few more experienced keepers can help me with the following:
If I get chicks, can I...