My son had a barred rock that would eat but not gain weight. This went on for about a month or so. Her crop was ok and I wormed her. She finally passed away last night. My son found her and is really upset. They are his 4-H project and they are like his babies. We are really lucky becouse this...
We got chicks for my sons 4-H chick project. It has turned into much more than 4-H. Now he has a show to go to with some of them and the whole family loves them. We have been told they are not chickens becouse they are not afarid of us and like to be held. What fun they are!
There was a article in the local paper about the Gnats and they talked about how the Gnats were killing chickens. (Cedar Rapids Gazzett)My husband got told by a friend that he went out and all of his chickens were dead and he said that they had red dots all over them. His neighbor also lost a...
I live in Iowa and since the floods the Buffalo Gnats are really bad. People are losing chickens and some have lost whole flocks. I put a fan in the coop and that seems to work pretty well. I also use the fly strips and hang them from the ceiling. On nice days when I know it is not going to rain...
I went to Kalona today and I was a half hour late and they were already done with the poultry. I guess there were alot of cages, feeders and such. Im going to go earler next week and maybe they will have more. There were also a few ducks and chicks.