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Thank you for posting a picture. I just bought this hutch especially for this purpose and just now found this thread :)

I will be hatching Black Copper Marans, Lavender Ameracaunas, Olive Eggers, and hopefully some American Bresse!

Have you played with the ratios on these ingredients? I appreciate all the information. Just wondering if anyone has mixed up a batch with success in matching. thank you, A

I thought I would report that I put the Elector PSP on the hens, and it truly is immediate. I was spraying their vent, and they were fussing, but as I put it on their heads where the most damage was present, they calmed down.They just sat there and let me spray. It was weird how soothed they...

So I treating the coop. Based on our design, it looks like I am going to have to disconnect the roof from the ceiling in my pictures with the hardware cloth. I wish I knew that coops should be easily "disinfected" when we built ours. Wood seems like a ridiculous product to use for this reason. I...

I put it on topically between their "shoulders" It was spring and time to worm, but I have the Elector now and going to use it today. what a task!

I will go through and try those specific items. I used this: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Sawyer-Products-Premium-Insect-Repellent-for-Clothing-and-Gear/19887389 for the cage the first time and dusted them with the poultry dust. I think understanding the lifecycle of the mites and staying on...

I feel your pain and want to hear what others recommend. I have perused the site over and over and don't have an answer either. We have used Valbazen and wood ash in their dust baths too. I haven't used sevin yet, because of the harm to bees, but I am at my wits end. I was starting to wonder if...

I'm so sorry for you. Your coop and run looks AMAZING! We are moving, and it is an opportunity to "start fresh" since we just copied what a friend was doing when we started at our current location. Our coop is "OK", but I can't wait to incorporate all this wisdom and sorry you had to learn the...

Well Said Bogtown. I agree with all of it. The RIR was from a local breeder, but I knew nothing about her stock loooooong ago :) I agree with EYP, but I don't know if I have the cajones to put her together with the rest of my flock. I almost feel like I need two pens. One that has my healthy...

So, the update. The BO was visibly suffering, so i had to cull her. I opened her up to find what I think was internal laying, a mass with that "cooked egg' consistency people talk about, and inside the mass was a shelled part and it was light green inside, and some fat pieces. I have the...

hmm, I can't remember. So much going on. I think so. I wish I knew how to look at their feces under a microscope. I have access to a professional microscope, my mom use to work as a cytotechnologist. I am just missing the staining and knowing what to look for. I would pay a Vet Tech to teach me...

I gave them .08ml/lb. The RIR was 5.5lb = .44mL and the BO was 3.5lb = .28mL. Not enough? I think I am also trying to figure if they need to be wormed consecutive days, not just the standard.

Update: I think we have overcome the blackhead with medication and drained off the ascites(bile? clear and green 50mL) with no reccurance as of yet. If there is a mild secondary infection, I have been giving them probiotics and milk thistle(to repair their liver). They had a course of Corid in...

Drained 50mL of clear yellow greenish fluid from RIR tonight. She seems in less pain. It seems very likely her liver damage is causing problems with her heart and in turn causing the ascites from this article...

Thanks Kathy. My birds are about the same. So I keep doing the same thing Fish Zole and Corrid drench. The RIR I think has ascites or EYP. We are going to get MilkThistle today for her and contemplate draining(my son is heartbroken). I was reading the other "Water Belly" thread on the website...

I liked this thread, I am going to watch the videos when the kids aren't around. What "knife" do you use? Thank you for all the info and support. I want to have meat chickens someday and process twice a year, but I believe that is awhile away. Until then, I want to cull humanely. I do have had...

BO improving Better poop picture of BO feces the girls look better today, not sure if I should continue the Corid or not. Poop doesn't seem right yet.

For reference, my healthy RIR.... Today eating scrambled egg and broccoli ascities? I can't remember how full her backside felt when healthy. poo for today. Not as watery, less yellow, pretty typical except smaller.