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Funny how I can do a search on anything concerning chickens and I always end up at this site! Wonderful. Looks like you've got a similar problem to mine and I hope the BluKote works for you. After the winter, I ended up with six roosters and eleven hens. Had to divide the coops and runs and...

I lost the chicken yesterday morning. Thanks for the help. Movin' on...

Ok, thanks again. I moved him to a sunny spot with food and water and fixing to go to work on the coops and grounds. At this point, botulism sounds like the culprit here.

Thanks, Eggc. This chicken has been vaccinated (McMurray). Three weeks ago I introduced seven new chicks (pullets) from TSC at about 3 weeks of age. These were not vaccinated; 1st 2 weeks they were in a separate coop within the same ground as the others. After 2 weeks I began working them in...

I have a 6 month old Black Australorp that is very weak; found him late yesterday afternoon at last feeding. He was laying down partly on his side, feet curled up under him. It had rained all day and he was soaking wet. His eyes were open and could move his head around, but could barely move his...

Going through the posts and found one similar to what I do, and I'm still learning. Mine get their regular feed pellets, a little cracked corn and fresh water first thing in the morning. Around noon I go out there with bird seed and a few scraps and grass if I can find it; if not; I've started...

If I remember correctly, the set I got was the 'straight run assorted', similar to this. Received the initial 25, 1 exotic, and they threw in 1 extra. All survived, all big chickens except for a pair of Silver Spangled Hamburgs. I got a couple of Barred Rock males that look like small turkeys in...

About every 10th or so water jug they get has got those soluble vitamins in it. As far as boredom, since I'm still in a learning curve, I'll throw a head of cabbage or lettuce, few sticks of celery and radishes and watch what happens, or if I get real amorous, I chop it all up for them, pitch...

A few weeks ago I did start at page one and read the first 20 or so pages and STILL got off on the wrong foot! (sigh). I just left out the drainage part altogether. I'm back on track now, after throwing away some fermented seed. haha I already had regular bird seed here so I got a slue of 2-go...

Lots of great suggestions and ideas! Being still new and learning, I still have heat lamps in each coop, pointed towards one side. In the morning, they get their ration of feed and cracked corn; the water containers are inside the coops and get refilled every morning. I've realized that so far...

Thank you for all the warm welcomes! I'll 'cluck' when I got more news!

Well, I just signed in on this site. Got my straight run mixed on Oct. 16, 25 plus a rare exotic plus an extra. Don't know all the breeds I have yet but I'm learning. I feel like I'll be learning for a while. All are healthy, chatting, and starting to chase me around; a couple I can pick up...