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I would really appreciate some leads on where to get some Cubalayas in the future! We enjoy the eggs, but we keep chickens primarily as pets and we've lost most of our birds before 2 years old, which is heartbreaking. We lost one of our only two 5-year-olds a few months ago, and something is up...

Would you be willing to share where you got your cubalayas originally?

For tapeworms, is it something else instead of 1 dose, then repeat after 10 days? The Chicken Health Handbook says benzimidazoles are for tapeworms and roundworms, and that fenbendazole is "effective against most worm species that affect chickens." It says to administer the paste in "pea-sized...

I do provide oyster shell, but I never see them eat it. Obviously, I'm not watching them all the time so they could be eating it when I'm not there. It's hard to tell because they love to throw it on the ground. I definitely need to find a way to add another feeder. Thank you!

I picked some up today. Thank you!

Thank you for your reply! Sadly, I did not have a necropsy done. My normal vet is not seeing poultry right now due to HPAI and they have previously done an in-house necropsy for me while still allowing me to get the chicken's ashes back. (I know, it's sentimentality over information.) I don't...

Unfortunately, I only have one of each breed. However, I think her keel is quite prominent and she's only 3 pounds when supposedly NHR hens are supposed to be about 6 pounds. Even if she were just a smaller one, 1/2 the standard weight seems pretty off! (I will also say the scale is new and...

I'm sure they are stressed about being in the small covered run. They usually have about 1,000 square feet with plants and a boulder they like to climb on! We've been wanting to build a new coop with a bigger covered run, but got discouraged about the chicken ordinance where we live. We need a...

Hi there, thanks for responding! The yolks are not pale, they are the same orange-yellow color as the other hen (Barred Rock) who is laying normal eggs. The shells changed from a standard brown NHR egg to almost white, chalky/rough, and thinner. We are finding a lot of broken ones, and sometimes...

Hello, thank you for your reply! They do sneeze a little, but I don't think excessively. Everyone sneezes sometimes, right? The 5yo that we euthanized about 1-2 weeks ago had an abdominal mass and the vet thought a secondary respiratory infection. She had been breathing heavily for a few weeks...

Thank you for your reply! Should I switch to layer feed even though the 5yo doesn't lay and hasn't in 4 years? I'm very sure because she's an Easter Egger and the only blue layer. I guess I could try to give layer feed to the NHR separately. Or to all of them on a short term basis to see if it...

Hello, I’m hoping to get some insight on my small flock. I have 3 birds (5yo, 2yo, 2yo) that have been contained in a covered run for months due to HPAI risk in Massachusetts. We lost a 4th (2yo) in October to a hawk and recently euthanized a 5th (5yo) due to an abdominal mass. The remaining...

Okay, I've added a large wire dog crate (German Shepherd sized) to the cardboard box with a couple branches and the dust bath. They thought it was creepy at first, but a sprinkling of dried mealworms/crickets in there was enticing. I have a bit of the regular feed fermenting on the kitchen...

Hi everyone, new chicken momma here! My chicks were hatched/mailed from Ohio (Meyer Hatchery) to Boston on Monday, April 3, arriving Wednesday, April 5. I have one each: black australorp, buff orpington, barnevelder, and easter egger. Upon arrival, the barnevelder was a little off, just not as...