I went to close up my coop tonight and check on my flock and I noticed that one hen was real fluffy I run my had down her back a flop on the ground goes a rubber egg from the roost and one laying busted on the ground.she is buff/comet mix .I should of put a band or something to identify her on...
I had a case maybe 2 months ago my chickens got sick. I thought it was coryza my neibor has chickens had convinced me that it was just a cold they look healthy. I was a new chicken lover so I took his advice since then no problems except I had one with a runny nose and cough I just culled. Well...
I was wanting advice and wondering in Texas if I will need to add a light at night for them and what about heat as well ?My hens just started laying yesterday first egg 23 weeks old. I would rather buy more chickens than have to add light.
So I culled 5 chickens and my Neibor has been raising for a long time he said to wait and get one tested so I am going to figure this process out.He said chickens get colds and they look not hardly sick and the smell is regular for sick chickens and I've never smelt a sick chicken.So I'm so...
So I've decide to take the path of culling my flock tomorrow I have 17 hens 1 rooster and burn the chickens and research how to treat my coop any run.I have terrible luck was going to coop everyday looking for one to lay us a egg as it's been a journey I have only had chickens for 5 months so I...
Ok I believe I am going to try and get some Tylan 200 give each chicken a 3/4 cc shot tonight and I have 3 that will be isolated that seem to have more of the infection worse. I will try this I cant seem to bring my sense to giving up on these chickens and cull out. Maybe its just a cold and...
What would you do I've read the culling option. I don't want to use my feelings for my judgment I want to do the right thing. So if culling is what I need to I don't want to wait any longer than I have to.