The only thing I’ve used for that is diatomaceous earth mixed with their food. But again was told I was wasting my time if I didn’t see worms in their poop. I’ll try anything, within reason, to figure it out.
They have both readily available. I didn’t notice it being moldy. I mainly feed them and am out in the coop/pen every day. I just want to figure out what they are passing around and get rid of it! Especially before the new chicks come!
I was setting up a pen for the chicks today and was thinking I should use it for the sick birds. It’s basically a pen inside their run but they wouldn’t have contact except through the wire.
I don’t know what I’ll do with the chicks now, though.
I lost another last year similarly and consulted...
The older bird we adopted when they were almost a year old and I don’t know anything except where they were purchased as chicks. I’m assuming they were vaccinated since I got my young chicks from the same place last year and they were. They had been eating a layer feed form tractor supply. I...
Hello,
New member. First time posting. I have, now, 10 hens who have a large coop and large run to range in. I’ve lost four chickens and two more are sick now and I’m not sure what the cause is.
They seem to start with a bit of diarrhea, which causes their bottoms to be messy and vent feathers...