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This is very intresting...exactly what is happening with my chickens. I had 15 originals (now 3 years old), got 12 RIR pullets and 2 roosters 6 months ago. I got an additonal 10 RIR pullets and 9 out of 10 of those are dead. Same thing...no labored breathing, no wheezing, no snots, no eye...

No changes in anything....they have died over a period of about 6-8 weeks. As stated earlier, the last 2 of the 10 are smallish and their feet are pale and scrawny and their combs are not really coming in - no they are not laying The rooster's comb is not as bright red, but still red.

I have lost 8 out of 10 RIR pullets that are just 5 months old. Same symptoms...find them unable to stand, they just fall over on one side. No drainage, no nothing. Also, it seems they are very friendly before they die. No respiratory nothing. My rooster, I found him down and out in the...

The nest boxes have a roost spot for them to get into the nest boxes.

I have a 8 x 12 coop for 24 chickens right now. I have along a 12 foot wall a roost and along an 8 foot wall a roost. Along the other 12 foot wall is an eight nesting box unit. They are using the boxes as a pooping area. I have not had any eggs in months now. Half of the chickens will be 3...

Thank you so much! Those links were extremely helpful!

I have one hen who sits on everyones eggs, smashes them and she is always sticky and loosing all her feathers on her underside. Besides, killing her, is there any other way to make her mind her p's and q's?

I didn't realize you should be doing this. Please provide me details on this...I have on hand, valbazen, ivormectin, and ivormectin plus. Also how often do you have to slip thier wings? Thanks!

So I should be looking for corning crosses to raise as meat?

I have a local guy who wants to sell me RIR straight run for 1.50 each. He has 20 of them, they are 10 days old. I would like to raise them for meat (first timer)...is this the right breed, will they be fat enough in 8 weeks time? Is this a good deal?

I have a local guy wanting to sell me RIR straight run, 20 of them for 1.50 each. They are a week and a half old. I would like to raise them up for slaughter. Is this the right breed, a good dollar deal, and how long until I can process them?

My chickens, all around 20 weeks - some of them have been digging out holes in the dirt and nesteling down? No eggs from any of them, but does that indicate that they are ready?

We have 15 chickens, 5 buff orpingtons, 5 silver laced wyondottes, 4 americaunas, and 1welsummer. We have not put any nest boxes up yet and they are 4.5 months old....should we do it now, we were told they would not lay until they were 6 months maybe 7 months old.

How do I do it?

You need to get a fecal done...is she on new grass anthing changed. Alot of times it is just from eating fresh nice spring grasses. What color is the diarrhea. Has she been on cocci prevention, what is the last time she was wormed and with what at what dosage? You really can't just throw...

FSu will test for staph which what you want to be worried about.

I have 15 - 8 week old chicks. I am having to clean their water out several times a day due to their soiling it....What do you recommend to use for feeding and watering where it will not get soiled. I have the screw on glass mason jar feeders/waters currently and they gotta go. Also, where is...

Easy peeasey: bucks/dry does: browse/pasture/alfalfa pellets (fc) grass hay, baking soda minerals. Unless: actively growing or breeding = grain. Bucks should have acconium choride (ac) added to their ration to prevent urinary calculoi (can't spell for beans sorry). Miling, growing, bred...

The only way to really tell is tail ligaments...I have had does not udder up until after they freshen, no mucous, no physical signs except they start caving in on their sides and the kids are aligning themselves up to give birth. Figure out wher ethe tail ligs are and when they are gone, you'll...

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