One of my hens makes a noise that can be be describes as something that sounds like a turkey. Usually at the end of her clucking, its quite loud. Any ideas why?
Thanks for the response. I have a few questions if you dont mind.
1- Is the medicine really hard on the birds?
2- Can they eat soon after they get the meds?
3- Should i worry about eating their existing eggs? I figure hard boiling will be safe.
4- Do the segments spawn new worms/should i do...
I have noticed on a couple of occasions brown poop that is white on the outside. I didnt see it drop, so i am not certain how old it is, but it was dropped within 45 minutes.
On the outside of the poop there are some very small white things that look like larvae. They are maybe 1/16" in...
I lost my favorite bird at midmorning today. There was some racket and when i went out she was gone. There might be 10-15 feathers on the ground with no sign of blood or a major struggle. Any idea what it could have been?
Sadly it looks like i am no longer going to be able to free range my...
The dried worms wouldnt be tough on her? She doesnt have an appetite right now, but i think its due to stress. She is drinking, alert and not squirting, which is good.
My 6 month old pullet wasnt doing so hot. Sleepy, didnt want treats, constantly drinking and squirting it out the other end. Turn out her crop was jammed and huge.
I took her to the vet and they gave me 3 liquid medicines. Baytril, metoclopramide and nystatin. I was only able to get her to...
I brew beer at home and always have left over grain bags. I am not sure how nutritional it is after it has been boiled and you would need to know exactly whats in it as the grains may vary widely. Commercial brewers also use lots of preservatives and accelerants.
Barring that freezing it for...
Bad.
I had a smaller one purchased from amazon. While the vents and run were covered in hardware cloth the grade of wood is pretty terrible. Additionally, it said it could hold 4-5 birds and 3 were filling it up before they were fully grown. I sold it and built one from scratch. Check...
I just finished my hardware cloth instal this weekend. I used fender washer and 1-1/4" self drilling outdoor wood screws. I couldnt find 3/4". 100 screws and washers runs $15 at Ace. I did have a problem with the cloth bunching towards the end so i just put in more screws. Even with slight...
I agree this website is a great resource. My 1st coot was a Pawhut piece junk. After seeing what everyone else was making i felt i could make something too.
I finished my new coop, its 10x's better and a lot of the basic questions like how big should the coop entrance be were answered here...
I think my 7 week old Wyandotte has an infection. Will medicate food help clear it up? If I need a certain antibiotic can i get that at the feed store?
Left ear, you can see there is some brown in the feathers. They are still in the brooder, so they have close quarters and it may be poop...
Sorry to see you have 2 roosters. My 2 BRs are the exact same age. One is a decent amount lighter than the other, but the lighter one's comb is not as large or red as yours. Their waddles aren't showing yet either. Here are some photos taken earlier today.