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So after the horrible hail storm we had in Fort Bend County Texas, I have tallied up the approx number of dead birds(not chickens) we found. Close to 100! Those poor things were plummeted with golf ball size hail! Probably should have bagged them all up instead of tossing them in the pile with...

Yes, thank goodness it wasn’t live chicks

Not sure if anyone is thinking about ordering chicks in the near future or not! I would advise against it! After waiting on my worming medication since January 9th, I went to find out what in the world was taking so long, and what I learned was shocking. If you are not aware of the major USPS...

Well it looks like I may never receive the wormer due to issues with the USPS. I am in south Texas and like many other residents here my packages are stuck at one of the few sorting facilities that has decided to “Upgrade and revamp their systems”. I am just glad I didn’t order chicks. So now...

Yes, they are free ranging sun-up till dusk! I clean all the dropping boards every other day. the litter is a dirt floor with the leftover horse stall shavings added almost daily. I try and till it all together once a month. As soon as the package arrives I will use it. It was sent out Jan 9th...

i bought a wormer powder from Jed’s bird supply online called Wormer Deluxe Powder, and it is to be used in the drinking water. I have almost 200 chickens, and usually do the safeguard mash for 5 days, however I have used that several times, and wanted to switch products to make it a bit easier...

Out of 180 chickens can anyone guess how many eggs I have been getting for the past few weeks? I just laugh at my feed bill this time of year, however I realize it’s winter after all! answer: maybe 1-2 dozen a day from the girls

I voted no, however top dollar to me may not be the same to others. I have paid $50-60 dollars for special hatching eggs before, so I guess what I am trying to say is that per chick I would not pay anything over $20.00 i personally get most of my flock from hatcheries, and very happy with them...

Ok, thank you all for the suggestions. Yes i also noticed that sunken in eye area as well. However if I can remember correctly, she has been like that for as long as I can remember. As far as ammonia toxic goes, I am going to say probably not. Here in south texas I have more of an open coop.(2...

Good morning, i have a 2 year old hen who started to act depressed about 3 weeks ago. I originally thought the girl may be starting to molt until I slowly started to notice she was being picked on a whole lot. She started to lose some weight, so I made sure she had time away from the others to...

Thanks, I appreciate it

Hi there, just curious if any of you can point me in the right direction. i am looking to purchase either hatching eggs or chicks from a good quality breeder of BCM. i am in texas, so distance is important for both the shipment of eggs and/or chicks. The closer to me the better. instead of...

That might be a little hard to do considering all nest boxes are inside and right now it’s over 100* everyday here in south Texas. i do have plenty of shade outside, however I could always do it later in the evening when most are done laying. i am still trying to capture the one last chicken...

This is kind of what I am trying to understand… I thought that since I have 180 in the flock that the others wouldn’t really know that they weren’t always there.

yes and no. They have met, but since we both had roosters, not really ranged together so much. mine would spend more time over there than his would over at our place. They would venture over, only to be met by my sheer numbers, and would not hang around too long.

Sorry, I meant to say that i wasn’t concerned about them getting anything from the hens that they didn’t already have themselves

Thanks, I did worm them already, and I will treat them for external parasites. since our chickens have had contact with each other for over a year or more, I am concerned about them having anything my chickens don’t already have. i forgot to post in the original one That I am the one who gave...

A little back ground: I was gifted 2 remaining hens from my neighbor (3rd hen hasn’t been caught yet) who has had enough of seeing his chickens killed over and over by either dogs or raccoons. my neighbors built a chicken coop a few years ago, and unfortunately only used chicken wire around the...

They had had the option to leave the safety of their brooder for all 3 weeks, yet they are choosing to stay inside the already overcrowded brooder. I have gone ahead and made a much larger opening and it seems that many of the other hens are helping themself to the exact same food inside the...

Ok, I will give that one a go tomorrow when I can be at the coop most of the day. We will see how it goes. These chicks better get used to it fast.