Hello BYC forum. My Light Sussex hen (Everest) who is 6 months old, has been quite lethargic over the past few days and not very interested in food/water/scraps ect. Today she started limping and so I inspected her legs and there’s no sign of bumble foot, scaly leg mites or any other visible...
Hello everyone! I’m currently trying to get my younger hens in the same run as the older ones, but the older ones chase the little ones sometimes…. I have 2 Hy-line Browns who are 22 weeks old and 1 3/4 Australorp who is 38 weeks old. Then theres the new guys, 1Plymouth Barred Rock, 1 Light...
This is a question for all chicken owners, I‘m interested to know what type of food you all use?
I used to use crumble but it got very messy and I had to refill the food pipe (the feeder is a pvc pipe with a 45 degree attachment at the bottom) it was costing me a lot to feed only three...
Hi there, I’m thinking about breeding chickens in the future and starting a small business out of it but I have some questions that I thought I’d put out there. Do I have to be registered in order to breed and sell them or is it a good idea? Do I need to vaccinate my chickens/chicks? And what...
Hi there, I have three chickens. two 19 week ISA Browns and one 23 week 3/4 Australorp. I just noticed signs of mycoplasma (foamy eyes, sneezing, gasping). I‘m not sure how to treat it, I just put some vitamin C in they’re water. Can anyone help????