Thanks for your posts! I'm listening and wondering about the same thing. I am trying mineral oil right now on the vent and scales. Other things I've come across are citrus/orange oils for the roost and enzyme sprays from the feed store.
I know regular application of oils kills any mites...
thats sooo sad! I have 6 chickens (2 golden laced wyonddottes, 2 plmouth barred rocks, and 2 arucaunas) and I loovee them sooo much I would cry my eyes out if one of them died!
yesterday we got our first snow:ya! our chickens seem fine with the snow. But if there is any thing that I can do to keep there wattes from gettting to cold?!
Hi i am a first time flock "mommy" and i am planing to get3-6 more chicks i already have wyandottes, barred rocks, and araconas, can you all reca mend some more breeds that would be wonderful:D
Hi every one this is my first time whith chickens I have a small flock of 6 though I am planing to get more in the spring. I have been having some truble whith my aracaunas they have not started laying. My others have been laying for 3-4 weeks. One of my aracaunas has had a very red comb for a...