Hello Fellow Chicken Farmers,
New hen battled with resident rooster. Went from bad to worse. Two trips to the vets, glued first time, just left open second time. Now a gaping wound on top requires &500.00 in surgery. She is eating walking drinking and droppings just fine. In house now. Any...
Hi All,
I have a problem; my honey bees are crazy for chicken pellets. They are carrying off small pieces. Problem is the dust from pellets is coating the bees and they die.
Anybody have ideas? Are the pellets bad for the brood? I have moved the pellets several times further away, into the coop...
Has anyone experienced honey bees going after layer pellets. Seems they are taking the smaller pieces back to the hive. Not a good end for bees in feeder, they are coated with pellet dust and die. I welcome any suggestions as how to separate bees from pellets. I have moved the feeder 30 feet...
12 4 week old chicks were relocated to my porch this past June. A kindergarten hatched them and needed a home at schools end. Yours truly brained stormed my sister a veteran hen keeper could use a dozen birds. Before I could say chicks she got wind of it and nixed the idea. Now they are all...