Infirmary: A decent sized cage, dog crate, soft playpen for animals, work best for sick/injured chickens. It also makes it easier for you to access, and tend to them. If you're able, set it up in your garage, spare bedroom, spare bathroom, etc. You don't want them in total darkenss, but...
Hens can retain sperm at high levels fertility levels for 1 week, moderate fertility for 2 weeks, some fertility for 3 weeks, and occasional fertility for up to 4 weeks. To be certain, wait 5 weeks.
Footnote: Those thermostats even work on our coop fans in the summer. They kick off in the wee hours, if the temps drop to comfortable, then kick on when the temps climb in the day. Benefit from the savings, especially at today's costs of electric.
Banty, I sincerely apologize to you for my misunderstanding.
I do agree that it has to be nipped in the bud right away, before it becomes a habit. When cockerels start getting hormonal, they get full of themselves. They'll challenge everything. Heck, I've had a few that were so full of...
Debbie, they sell small thermostats that you plug into the electrical socket, then plug the heaters into the thermostat. One brand is thermo cube, but they make several types of them. The ones we got work well, and are accurate. That way they automatically kick on at the set temp, then off at...
Peep, 6 days later, on medication and the most intense of the burning sensation has abated. In other words, I don't feel like I'm continuously being prodded with a hot curling iron. I get some burning once in awhile, but not steady like it was. There's still some itching, and the skin feels...
Since it's working, this may be all that's needed. The part about "if he does come running up on me outside, I calmly turn to face him with my hands on my hips and he instantly hits the brakes" is exactly what you want. Once he hits the brakes, then approaches into your personal space calmly...
Banty, what exactly brought you to the conclusion that my roosters might be afraid of me? As previously stated, the rooster stick is NOT to be used to hurt, them. If that's what you took from it, then you read it wrong. The purpose of the rooster stick, is mostly to extend your reach, as an...
For the record, as I mentioned previously, the few cockerels I've had to put into training (usually due to hormone change), a couple weeks of training was all that it took, and those same cockerels have been fine for the rest of their long lives.
When I began raising chickens, I encountered the same problem. This article, posted by another member, helped me so much, so I've included it for you. Yes, even in a line that's bred for good temperament in the cockerels/roosters, when they're young, and those hormones first rear their head...
@Ron :lau I've been talking to you on here for many years now, so I didn't take it as a death prophecy, or a personal death wish. Anyone that doesn't know you, might not see it in the same light though. It's all good.
Good morning OF. Last night, things got worse. It began spreading more, and pain set in. It was a rough night. I began looking at something I had not thought of, and will be questioning my doctor the next time I see her. When I was a kid, before the MMR, and Chicken Pox vaccine, when one...
I'm off for another round of chemo today. I see the doctor first, so she may decide to delay the infusion. It's actually an option. This stuff can be given either 3 weeks on, 1 week off, OR 2 weeks on, 1 week off, depending on how well it's tolerated. I'm not sure that shingles indicate an...
I just got back from Moffitt Urgent Care. I began breaking out, in hives, which is a side effect of the chemo, and something that is to be checked immediately. Well, surprise-surprise, it's NOT hives. Lucky me, I've got shingles. The lowered immunity from the chemo, sometimes allows the...
It sounds like you've taken all the right steps initially BUT, I would cover the wound with a large Telfa pad, and some vet wrap around the body, under the wing, to hold the Telfa pad in place. The pad will help keep the bacitracin on the wound better, keep it moist so it doesn't dry out, will...
Debbie, so far it's been going better than I expected, based on previous experience with a different, much harsher chemo. However, I'm very early into my treatment program.