Its Povidone iodine, the generic for the betadine, or whatever its called. Its day five since the attack. M is getting back to normal, and is quacking and chattering again. Inca is doing great, though she probably will never quack again as I'm sure this is instinct since she cannot see. I...
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We have a dog run, but not secured enough around a tree, where I had to replace some tarp for winter protection. They live in a converted play house, which is completely critter proof. We lost Penelope about two weeks ago and thought the dog...
My daughter brought home a duck before the chickens, and before the coop was done. Cashew (drake Rouen). They all go along great until he became hormonal. We bought a female Pekin to keep him company. We had to separate them, so the shed became the duck house and had to split the range in half...
go to search and type in gasping chicken. I saw many posts that may be able to help you. I dont have any info, but this is what I did when I had a sick chicken. I was amazed at how much info I found by just typing in a brief statement of the illness. I hope this helps you solve the issue.
I'm in CO and we insulated the coop. The leftovers I saved and also insulated the duck house. I used contractors flooring caulk to attach to the walls, then over that we cut and fit leftover fencing so they wouldnt peck it out. On the floor of the coop and the original nesting area (now on the...
The assembly line. The girls all inside waiting their turn to lay eggs. Originally the nesting area was on the top, Roosting bar near the bottom. Well since Isis the duck layed in the corner, thats where the girls lay.
When we got our first set of chickens, I just bought regular feed. About a month later one of them became sick with cocci. We medicated the water first with apple cider vinegar. The feed store was closed. Alas we lost her. I gave them all duramyacin in their water for 10 days. Just to be sure...
Reminds me of a Duck Dynasty episode regarding the Robertsons having chickens. A bunch of stuffy fuddy duddys. "you signed the contract that said no chickens"..nuff said.
ahhh, you don't need crosses. My kids paint on river rocks to mark graves. We have a corner of the yard fenced off so the dogs wont dig anything up. The rocks are looking quite decorative in that area amongst the flowers. Only 1 chicken there, the rest are from fish and baby birds that didnt...