Wow, that's really gross (I hate fish). I have read that you should avoid allowing chickens to get into your chives, onions, etc. because their diet can affect the flavor of the yolk. I feed organic layer feed and supplement calcium (along with garden scraps). We have 4 Buffs - awesome...
I just started giving them a little yogurt (not sure how much I should give, though). Since I give organic feed, I'm wondering if I should be giving more supplements??
How do I know if she has a clogged vent? I did do the old gloved finger / ky check to check for an egg. Didn't feel anything. She is pooping, but it is very runny.
That is great advice - thank you for the feedback! I never thought of it that way - that not laying would make her unhappy. We only have 4 chickens after losing two of our originals (one to the same issue and another from feeding something we should not have (suet). Feeling so badly for my...
I have a Buff Orpington that is going through her second (possibly third) round of being what I'd guess is egg bound. We give warm baths, ky jelly treatments and antibiotics after she passes a yolk and we find white, soft eggshell lining hanging from her cloaca.
She is on the porch with me...
We had no problems in that regard! We purchased nesting boxes at Fleet Farm, and the ladies LOVE them! That's the problem! I'm going to try planting a fake egg in the new box to get them to go in there to lay. It's just WAY too hot in their coop right now. Wish the neighbors hadn't cut back...
It's hotter than Hades today, so I moved my ladies to the shaded chicken tractor early. I usually wait until they are done laying. I created a dark, quiet, secluded area with nesting material (same as the coop) in the tractor. Well, one at a time, they made a jail break and a b-line to the...
As a "new mom" (Our ladies are a year old) I am totally stressed out by the current heat wave. We built our coop under the shade of a neighbor's tree, which they just cut way back (no more shade on our side of the fence I moved our ladies to the chicken tractor during the day (heat index is...
Maybe your question was already answered, but I read somewhere on this site that Apple Cider Vinegar sprayed in the area will deter flies. I have yet to try it, but plan to.