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Oh, they'll find a way to poop in it.....looks good though, they shouldn't be able to toss the food out with their beaks. I've got something similar planned.

The exposure to bugs, greens, and a little bit of native soil will also help the medicated feed establish the chicks defense against coccidiosis. As others have said, make sure they have access to some sort of grit, sort of course playground sand works great if you don't want to buy chick grit.

The crop is and organ in the upper breast/lower neck area where the chicken grinds (chews) their food. Sometimes it can become blocked and the contents begin to ferment which is why it is also called "sour crop". There is a lot of info on this forum regarding this condition as well as worming...

coccidiosis would be strange in a bird that old, I would suspect crop bound or possibly respiratory infection. The latter would usually present with a discharge from the nostrils.

1x1 is a little small, 2x2 is about right. Maybe the roosts are too low? Generally chickens will roost as high as they can, and they prefer cover, so if the roosts are in the open, they may feel too exposed. Have any pics? that would help

Bugs'n'slugs = delicious eggs and healthy hens. If they dont like it they wont eat it. I tried to get my hens to eat potato bugs.....no deal

My welsummer hen is very friendly, she likes to sit on my shoulder and feel superior to the rest of the flock.

EEr's are hard to sex, at 6 weeks all you can really do is compare to the comb of the other EE. Maybe you might start to see(or not see hopefully) some shinier tail feathers starting. This happened to me recently with an Ameraucana that I was "sure" was a pullet, until I noticed "her" comb was...

Tootsie is right, the medication is amprolium which is NOT an antibiotic, but a thiamine blocker. It blocks the uptake of thiamine that the coccidiosis needs to survive. So as long as the chicks are exposed to soil containing cocci and are on medicated starter, they will develop their own...

I am in love with this idea. I absolutely hate buying stuff. Another way to keep the algae to a minimum might be to paint the bottle opaque white to block the UV. You could even use a strip of tape vertically before you paint to leave a "window" so you can monitor the water level.

My neighbor kids do the same thing to/for my hens. Worst thing that's come of it is a little diarhea (sp) from time to time. As long as they are not eating so many treats that they neglect eating their food, they should be fine.

We use a large wire dog crate. Large so that the broody is forced to get off the nest to eat drink and...um....relieve herself.

This ordinance has recently been changed. One can now house 6 hens, still no roosters allowed, still no permit necessary, and still no coop restrictions (although you must have one). I don't know how to add/change the entry above, so I just thought I'd comment here. So if you live in Boise, go...

Thanks Dawg. Sort of what I was thinking too. I was just surprised how quickly she went downhill.

That's what happened in my coop recently. Salmon Faverolles roo was getting abused by Welsummer roo. blood on the walls and and feeder...or anything that the comb contacted. Check for scabs on combs.

My EE'er hen died today. I let the gang out of the coop this morning and noticed on of my EE'ers was acting very lethargic. The fact that she allowed me to pick her up without a fuss was alarming, she's usually pretty shy. I decided to bring her in the house in a dog crate. She wasn't eating...

Quote: Darn! I should have built one of those into my homemade incubator! Make sure to double check your schematic.....i think I wired mine wrong

A little off topic, but how does their stock compare to the larger hatcheries? They are within driving distance for me and I need some pullets to offset the statistically improbable number of roos I hatched over the winter. Just thought I'd post here instead of starting a new thread.

Quote: Alas! They are little fav studs.... Peter Somebody must have been messing with the gender dial on my incubator again!!

I love the white one...stunning. I also have a question about gender on my 3 young ones. They are just shy of 3 weeks old. When their wing feathers came in at around 2 weeks, I was sure they were pullets, but now......not so sure. sorry if the images aren't the best, i'm a hopeless...