We buried hardware cloth, and put it on the run walls with the seams in-between wood framing so nothing could pry it open. We also put hardware cloth over the coop window just to be safe! We have fisher-cats, raccoons, hawks, coyotes... Its like the wild kingdom in my yard hahaha!
We also lock...
I have treated for mites with coop dust (on them and in their nesting beds and roosts), I have let it be (I thought molting as their downy feathers seem to be visible)...I am at my WITS END! Anyone have any suggestions? The girls are a little over a year old (had them as chicks from April 2015)...
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I have treated for mites with coop dust (on them and in their nesting beds and roosts), I have let it be (I thought molting as their downy feathers seem to be visible)...I am at my WITS END! Anyone have any...
I have treated for mites with coop dust (on them and in their nesting beds and roosts), I have let it be (I thought molting as their downy feathers seem to be visible)...I am at my WITS END! Anyone have any suggestions? The girls are a little over a year old (had them as chicks from April 2015)...
Thank you. The only signs were heavy breathing, and lethargic towards the end. Stool was normal, eating/drinking normal. He had like a whistle/wheezing when he breathed. Should I treat the other 5 girls with an antibiotic to be safe?
We sadly lost our Roo this morning. He was only 4 mos old, and had wheezy/heavy breathing for a week. We gave him VetRX and he seemed to be getting better. His stool was normal, and he was eating/drinking normally too. He passed in the night last night.
Even though the sadness still is with...
I'm trying to figure out the gender of both of these birds and the breed of the one that looks like an eagle (on the left is Sookie)- It was purchased from our co-op as an Arucana but it's very strange but beautiful!
The other one (on the right is Ripley) is a barred rock and light but shaped...