If they are molting, feed them a special feed its called Feather Fixer you get it at tractor supply, its higher in protein and helps them to grow back their feathers faster. Its great stuff.
You can trim his spurs. When he is on the roost for the evening. Pick him up and trim the sharp point off of his spurs. I used a dog nail clipper on mine. That way his spurs won't dig into the hens.
Yesterday when I went to feed and water my chickens, I noticed one of my RIR had a swollen eye and upon further investigation, there were bubbles in her eye, I am guessing that she has a respiratory infection? She seems to be eating and drinking ok. What do I do to treat her and do I need to...
I just located a place about 30 miles from where I live that has Koop clean, I am going to get it and try it out. I use pine shavings in the summer but in the winter I use regular straw and It is hard to clean my koop in the winter so I am hoping that the Koop Clean helps to keep down the smell...
Just wanted to let you know that you should not be using play sand. you should use aggregate sand that is used for mixing concrete, it is better for them and also provides grit.