I have 5 hens and also just finished a molt, all along I have been getting 1 egg a day, been thinking about the pressure cooker idea, then yesterday I awoke to 2 eggs, funny how they mess up my way of thinking, those clever girls.
Awhaha, good eye on the Roo . The other hen is at my feet.
Yeah, I gave them Ivermectin 1% injectable orally a short while back just before and during their molt,
and now, their feathers are growing back so healthy and fluffy like a little chick.
I have not wormed them but I did give them some DE.
I am new to chickens, this is my first year going through a winter with chickens and I am trying to figure out why only 1 of 5 hens are laying. A few facts here.
1) I picked Buckeyes to raise because I live in the Pacific North West and Buckeye's are known to not need heat and light and do...
My hen has mites or lice not sure can someone please help me identify which pest I am dealing with.
Will Ivermectin kill the eggs as well.
Also I understand that if I use ivermectin there is a withdrawal period and I cannot eat the eggs,
but for how long? And why do people say if I use...
I know this is an old thread but I just had to comment. I happen to have a Buckeye rooster because someone dropped him off at my house, now I have a friend for life.
He is very friendly, he does not want to be petted but he does want to be within a foot of me and is very responsive to my voice...
Thank you for the answers.
One day I woke up and looked out my window and there was a Rooster on my front porch.....
Don't know how he got here,and we live a ways out of town and it's a long way between neighbors.
He turned out to be very loving and well mannered so we let him in and he gets...
Hi, I have a Buckeye rooster that I handle often and one day I noticed his
Poo was stuck to his ******** so I soaked his bum with a wet rag and cleaned him up.
After that he had a little redness like little bumps above his ******** and now it is spreading a bit.
I have been taking pictures, does...