Thank you Dawg and Kiki. No, my birds don’t seem to have an overload of worms or any symptoms of any worms. Our oldest hen is almost 1yr old, and in reading I’m seeing that they should be wormed routinely (annually or bi-annually). Some say verify before treat but we don’t have a helpful vet...
Hi 😁I realize this is a very old thread but, if you’re still a chicken keeper and still do your own fecal flotations/successfully treat herbally, I’d like very much if you could teach me about it.
Thank you, Margie
Longterm kidney damage will occur in any creature that regularly consumes too much calcium. Your friend has simply not seen the signs of it yet in their rooster I’m sad to say, but they will. Thank goodness you have access to this information early enough not to make the same error 😊
Roosters should not be fed layer feed-the extra calcium in it will damage their kidneys. In a mixed group of adults, offer All Flock and always make sure to leave out oyster shell so the hens can munch when they crave extra calcium.
🤔 probably important to note that the coop floor layers -btm to top are: 2x6 joists, moisture block sheet, sheet metal, moisture block sheet again, plywood, & (coming soon) BlackJack 57. Oldest son is a Sheet metal roofer so these vermin blocking floor choices were in our area of availability.
People door & chicken doors have not been cut in yet, were slated to do that yesterday but had 75 mph winds-this year’s & last year’s weather has not been nice.
Just do your very best to include plenty of roaming room, EXCELLENT ventilation & wind/precip protection. *I would definitely advise using BlackJack 57 on the coop floor as well.
Decided to just keep our existing hen and her new BFF hen-no rooster. The (2) girls spend their days in a chicken wagon, they still come in the house at night. :lau We’re just used to dogs & cats that don’t live outside. Our 1-slope roof coop is raised 3ft off the ground, it’s attached to &...
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Nutrena Hearty Hen from Tractor Supply, along with Nutrena All Flock; ratio of about 60/40 respectively, is the preferred feed mix for our girls!
She is doing fantastic, thank you for asking 😊 She was much better after the very first day on the Corid water. This is the evening of the 4th day on it and she’s doing fantastic!
Ok, she is eating & drinking well. Has been having probiotic water during the day & Pedialyte during the evening. The Corid arrived yesterday afternoon, it’s 9.6 oral. So, starting with this morning’s water: 2tsp in 1gal water for 5 days, then 1/2tsp in water for 7 days. Is that a correct...
The first two pics are her this morning after I brought her into the house and one of her yellow water poops in the background. No grass, but had a new treat yesterday-whole flax seeds. Otherwise just eats Grower feed. 3rd pic is this evening, with her gal pal. Once they were reunited, as well...
I just got home from roaming my world for Nutridench, I do have some electrolytes/probiotics in her water. She was nibbling a little bit when I left on my quest today and was nibbling when I came home. No Nutridense to be found on my planet here, I’m getting ready to order some from Amazon here...