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A couple days ago I pan fried some fish and the house still smelled like it 24 hours later. I was going to boil some water with drops of citronella oil over the stove the help with the smell. Before doing so, I checked if citronella is safe for birds and found out it isn't, so I didn't use it...

Yeah, pure was maybe not the best word choice, I just meant that it's unaffected/less affected by the city pollution :) To the best of my knowledge, I have read before that amprolium as a prophylactic is only effective if started early. Definitely possible that I'm misremembering but I feel...

Good thought on potential additives in the soil. We will have to double check that before adding anything to the brooder. Thanks for your perspective :)

This is probably what we will do today! :) My main concern is the possibility that some of the weeds or leaf litter could be something that is toxic to them. I know that animals raised by their mothers in nature eat random vegetation all the time, but animals in nature die all the time too...do...

Also on this- is there any further reading you can direct me to regarding the effectiveness of starting medicated feed when they are older? I feel like I've seen so much about it only working if you get it into their system early. Not that I don't believe you, what you're saying makes sense, I'm...

That makes sense! Do you think giving them soil and weeds pulled from our garden containers is a good idea? There's also a parkway across the street but that dirt is probably full of pesticides and covered in dog poop. Or we can just wait until the next chance we have to get out to our rural...

First of all- thank you so much for taking the time to write this response :) Second, I have actually read your old post before haha, I have been lurking on this forum for weeks before we even got the chicks!! Having read that post is part of why I decided to discontinue the medicated feed for...

Yes, a roof with complete coverage for the run is an important part of our plan! Glad you mentioned that!! Thanks again so much for your help

I hope 2 posts in 1 day in the same place is okay. Just joined and I have questions I've been sitting on :) We are currently raising 7 chicks in a brooder in our city apartment. They are 2 weeks old as of yesterday. When they are old enough, they will be moved to a coop onto a property that my...

You've given me some stuff to consider and research, thanks again!

Another user did mention in my original thread that these natural remedies can do more harm than good if used inappropriately/improperly dosed/etc. I will need to do a little more research into that to find out what makes the most sense as far as risk/reward goes for our personal situation. If...

Thanks so much to everyone for the warm welcome :)

I am copying and pasting this post I made in the raising baby chicks forum because I thought this might be a better place for it. Mods can let me know if this isn't allowed, I'm new here! -- Hello! My partner and I are raising a flock for the first time. We have 4 Buff Orpingtons and 3 silver...

I really appreciate you taking the time to write this. So in your experience, just plain water is always best? Is there ever an instance where you, personally, supplement anything ("natural" or otherwise) in their feed or water? Thank you for your insight

Thanks so much for the welcome and for sharing that info! We will probably not be able to drive out there every single day, but we have a family member who lives within 15 minutes who can go on the days we aren't there, just to check up and let us know if there's anything that might need more...

Thank you for sharing your perspective! Would you mind elaborating re: harm caused by ACV and herbs?

Haha, well thanks! We did tons and tons of research before launching into this. Now in the stage of learning by trial and error :)

Hello! My partner and I are raising a flock for the first time. We have 4 Buff Orpingtons and 3 silver laced Wyandottes. They are 2 weeks old as of yesterday and from everything we can tell, they seem to be thriving! I have a couple of (hopefully quick) questions about their feed and water...

Hello! My partner and I are in our 20s and raising chickens for the first time. Currently we are brooding them in a box in our city apartment and we will be moving them to a hobby farm we recently inherited, about a 35 minute drive away. I'm looking forward to learning from the people on this...