So 2 of my chickens(chicks to be exact around 20 weeks) have died recently from unknown causes,Both of them had wobbly legs which on the following days(1-2 days) could barely even walk straight,they could eat and drink but they became very lathergic towards the end, i suspected it to be Marek's...
One of my broody hens(day 18) is being infested with mites, My question is,is it safe to use dust permethin on my hen,is it safe to use it around her eggs(and or on the eggs).
my hens have never had this much problem with mites this is the first one and caught me off guard. im worried that the...
Two of my "dominant" roosters died from different reasons,now i only have one rooster and about 22-30 hens(i have a lot of broodies),is that enough to keep my hens fertilized for hatching purposes ? or should i buy another one ?
about 1 and a half month ago 3 of my hens decided to go broody,all of them at the same time.
I've held them inside with the chicks for almost 2 weeks on three seperate "broody areas".but now i want them to go out in the yard but not with my bigger chickens/roosters(i have an already existing...
last night i put fertile eggs under my broody hen but this morning she had changed her place(admittedly i forgot to give her water and food). i have now put her in the original place.my question is are the eggs okay for further incubation or not ?
Recently almost all of my chickens are starting to "cough",i have been treating them with doxin-200 ws (100mg doxycycline hyclate,100mg tylosin tartrate)for the past 2 days and have been hoping that it's nothing serious.My idea of why my chickens are "coughing" is that i have a really big...