I'm down to six of my original 12 birds. Four were lost to predators, I assume because they just never came back at night. One was hit by a car. Today I lost one to disease. Not exactly sure what it was, she'd been molting for ever, 8-10 weeks. She had been broody for 8 weeks before that, so we...
Just looking for feedback.
Got a hen who I found with a large scab on the top her foot last week.
Read around and decided to go with the following treatment:
1. Isolate her in the coop
2. Daily soaks in Epsom Salts, massaging until the scab comes off
3. Apply Iodine & Change bandage...
I got both chickens and ducks from Tractor Supply.
The ducks have grown incredibly fast. (here's video: )
The ducks are spilling a lot of water, and thus making the Brooder stinky. Is it too soon to move them out to the coop? The chickens need another week or 2 at least before I can move...
Converting a shed into a coop. Looking for feedback/pointers/advice.
It's an 8x8 shed,that was pretty rotted on the bottom. My cousin helped me build a new floor and move the shed up onto it.
We cut away the side and put a nesting box on, as you can see.
I've still got some cleanup...