My Buff Brahma has something wrong with her legs. She has lost most of her leg feathers and the feather follicles have black plugs that fall off easily and then the follicle bleeds. Any ideas on what this could be? The other Brahma is fine. None of the same symptoms.
Well, I did it! I went to the local quarry and bought 950 pounds of washed FA-1 (aka Torpedo sand) and it is the perfect type! The girls absolutely love it. They were dust bathing within minutes! 950 lbs gave me about 3 inches of coverage in the 4x4 coop and throughout the 4x12 covered run.
HELP! I have decided to try sand in my coop and I can't seem to find the right type. I have read that sand with silica should not be used, but "construction sand" instead. I called my local quarry and they don't know what construction sand is (and at this point I don't either). They...