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HELP PLEASE! sour crop Hello all one of my pullets is having issues with sour crop, I don't believe its impacted but not sure, i think she has sour crop. I've read that you can use mono-stat to treat this condition , has anyone tried Stockmans choice probiotics for treatment or is it Solly a...

Hello. Has anyone tried growing feed for the chickens in a upside down hanging basket. I've seen tomatoes and read that other vegetables can be grown upside down so why not for feed. It could be raised and lowered to allow it to grow ?? Any thoughts Thanks M.W.

vermiculite litter Hi everyone. I was just thinking about my less than fun experience with sand in my brooder and i got thinking about vermiculite. Why have i not herd it mentioned for bedding before has anyone ever used it it would solve allot of composting issues too . This is a link i came...

vermiculite bedding Hi everyone. I was just thinking about my less than fun experience with sand in my brooder and i got thinking about vermiculite. Why have i not herd it mentioned for bedding before has anyone ever used it it would solve allot of composting issues too . This is a link i came...

Hello, we just put are chickens in there coop and run yesterday, up until now there has been minimal fighting amongst the roos. We were able to keep the brooder dark but now that they are outside it's like a bar brawl , fights breaking out everywhere. some minor wounds that i treated with blue...

Hello. I'm switching over to grower rations from medicated starter soon, Tsc sells a grower finisher made by rolling acres. Is that OK to feed my meat birds as well as my layers this feed up until i switch them to layer feed. Or do i keep them on medicated starter until i change to layer feed...

OK I've read that people can just fly through cleaning sand in there brooders,coops,runs ext. It takes me a good hour to do mine. I find i have to sift right to the bottom and remove wet spots and droppings, I've tried raking it but it didn't seem to get everything. My brooder is approximately...

Hello all, Does anyone have any ideas on how to reduce humidity in the brooder? It's been rainy here and I'm having a heck of a time keeping the humidity down. I use sand bedding which after a day looks damp, after cleaning the brooder and blending the sand it looks dry and clean for a while...

I posted thin in a nother thred but thought you all might want to see it . So you say you use a extension cord eh! check these pictures out. this was on my pool last summer the two ends were fused together. also one time i was on a job sight we had a cord plugged into the generator all of...

Hello. I was just calculating my feed cost over the last 3 weeks. 50 kg of feed for 68 chicks works out to just over 2 cents a day per chick ( .24 cents) Just thought id share this i was impressed

Hello all. right now I'm using a infrared heat lamp and the chicks seem very calm but when i turn on the light for me to see they all get a little rambunctious as well as when i turn on my regular red heat lamp( not infrared ). So I'm soon going to be able to stop supplying them with as much...

hello does anyone have experience with Cornish rock game hens? I've found a few threads but I'm uncertain on the feeding. First of all i don't have the Cornish cross chickens i have what the hatchery calls slow growth meat birds all roos. I'm wondering if i have to switch from starter to a...

how about instead of giving dimensions of are litter scoops, why not just say how many chicks can pile up into it. It would take a fraction of the time to clean the brooder if they didn't have to inspect every little crumb in the scoop. LOL P.S. i have a four chick scoop.

just need some clarification. is a dirty chick butt the onset of pasty butt. vents are clear just some below the vent thanks sorry if this has been covered. thanks Richard

hello I'm having trouble regulating my brooder temps> i'm using a 250 watt inferred heat lamp during the day the temps stay constant at around 100 deg. But at night the temp is droping to about 80. The chicks are one week old today they seem happy but don't quite look like the diagram states...

Hello everyone. Just a quick question about chicks behavior in the brooder. What ive red is that the chicks should be spread about the brooder floor, My temperature is fine but they still seem to spend a lot of there time huddled up in the center under the light. They are very active and run...

Hello my name is Richard, I live near Ottawa Ontario. We just received are first batch of chicks yesterday and loving them. Ive been reading over posts for a couple of months now and have found them very informative . Thanks everyone this is a great site