I have 3 black silky bantam roosters all with their left eye having a discharge and goop that wants to crust over. I have tried to clean it but they are not very tolerable bout it. WHAT CAN I DO?
2nd My whole flock seems to be getting the sneezes everytime it rains. I have duramyacin i have...
Had an issue with a hen laying an egg that had a soft shell so need to boost the calcium. How often should i feed back the eggs shells or oyster shells. they arent pecking at it by itself so i've been feeding it in a mush in a bowl to them.
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Need to redo my coop didnt think it thru and need to add exterior nest boxes b/c the hens arent using the interior ones they are roosting on them instead of laying in them....if i put the nest boxes near floor level will this work? they are laying the eggs on the floor right now instead of in...
Need to know how many vents to put in my coop.. I have 2 windows currently in the front where the door is for them to go out but nothing else...now they are wheezing and i think they are sick??? ANY HELP would be appreciated.
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Need to know if the nesting boxes need to be lower or higher than the roosts? should the nest boxes be at floor lever or higher?
Also how deep should the litter be for the deep layer method?
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Anyone have an answer at this hour? I have several hens that are bare bummed til bout mid stomach absolutely no feathers? do I have a pest problem?
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ok if it is mites how do you treat them for it? how do you get rid of it? i have several RIR that have several bare bums or almost no tail feathers but was told they are molting? how do you know the difference?
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OK guess i was wrong its MIDNIGHT HERE envy you west coasters who just got done watching the Nationwide Nascar Race?????? anyone got any tips on how long a hen should have to start laying????? bout to send mine to the boiling pot...GO 99
newby to chickens and had the same problem with 11 of them so i imagine you can guess how long it took me but i built a coop and they wouldnt go in it...so i locked them in for bout 6 days straight til they were stir crazy them let them out in the dog kennel and havent let them out to free range...
I've had a barred rock hen for almost 3 months now that is a yr old and hasnt layed an egg...bout to give her the boilin pot....how long to give the hens to start laying they have a white heat lamp on them bout 12 hrs a day out of 9 hens i'm getting 4 eggs a day....
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