Unfortunately I just read this quote last week. So I thought I would give you a more humane way to do this. I am not certain I could. Good Luck and I am sorry to hear about your chicks.
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I just poured enough soda to cover the bottom of the margarine dish and then i just poured in...
Thanks Dawg,
I picked up the wormer yesterday. I will start treating this morning as long as I can find a measuring device. 3 cc to a gallon of water for 3 days? I guess I could find a conversion chart.I had really wanted to bring in new chicks this spring. So I am hopeful this worming will take...
So, if there is no smell, it could be MG? As of writing this I havent researched that as yet, Here is my question, if chickens get a common cold, do you still need to keep your flock closed?
We bought 44 birds ranging in age from 6 months to 2 plus years. We lost 1 bird within the first 2...
I think(just my feeling) the guy we bought all our birds from was trying to breed particular birds together, I know I have EE hens, some BO's , RIR 2 white hens and 3 black hens, 1 of those has a a little bit of a top hat. All the other Roo's are very similar with the exception of the white and...
I have to say, that I have spent the last week reading this thread. I love all the information I have gotten. I hope it stays so I can go back and re-read those areas of interest to me. I have only had chickens for a month. The chickens are teaching me everyday. I ended up with 44 birds-at least...
I have a hen that all of a sudden is week and lethargic, no cold symptoms, I have isolated her put some heat to her and given her food and water. no response, we have had her 2 weeks.
Add*****just found yellow to clear mucus from her bottom.
Thanks, that gives me a start-I know one of the black hens has a top hat-some sort of polish breed? Some of my other hens have just a hump. Again I will try to get some more individual pics tomorrow.
Thanks,
Laura
Top pic- Have any ideas-some research shows he may be an araucauna- but then just came across a pic that says he may be an Old English.
2nd pic- she's very light brown to beige
3rd are the 4 eggs we got today, I know the blue is supposed to be an araucauna, which I have possibly identified as...