After speaking to a lovely lady at an organic farm on the road system outside of town, it sounds like cocci is indeed the most likely culprit. The girls do get to free-range in the afternoons, after they've done their "chores" of laying for me, & I guess when they're really young their systems...
Tried the yogurt immediately after receiving the first response. Velvet, the one gal I brought into town with me, LOVED it of course....I can see that I am now going to have to learn to make my OWN yogurt, as grocery store prices here are outrageous & buying yogurt regularly for all 8 girls...
Greetings my Fowl Friends!
This is my first foray into bird-dom, & we are LOVING it! My girls are spoiled rotten, with a habitat that makes ME jealous! :-P We live remote/off-grid on an island in Alaska, so I hope someone can respond right away, as I will be taking a boat ride home today &...