I too never vaccinated. I am into all organic gardening ect. I asked the Avian Vet what in the world did I do wrong ? I keep the hens super clean, feed them organic crumbles, treats, yoghurt ect. She said that here in CA it seems to be really bad right now. I asked her if they got that from the...
Make sure they do not touch soil. Keep them in a brooder. After the 14 days you vaccinate them on the back of the neck . Check out the internet, I saw a video on how to do it, I believe youtube . I will get the vaccine and my avian vet will do the injections for me, thanks god :)
I had 2 of my Chickens come down with Mareks . I first thought it was Cocci, gave them Sulmet but it got worse...I took them to a Avian Vet and it was Mareks. I had to put them down 2 days ago I ordered 9 Bantams from MPC for Sep and the vet said to keep them separated and vaccinate after 14...
Thanks for posting, good info I have the DLM method going on since 1 Dec have not cleaned out the coop yet but the inside got a little wet with all that rain (northern Ca) and I have to clean it out next week. I have a question, where did you ordered your giant kitty litter scoop ? The reason I...
After loosing our entire flock of beautiful banties back in Nov we decided to get a automated chicken coop door. We got ours at mypetchicken.com and YES at $150 it EXPENSIVE and YES shame on us for spending that kind of cash for our Girls.....
BUT the door is made of Aluminum the housing...
Bluekote is for healing not to stop the Pecking ! I've had the same problem and the only thing that helped is rooster booster pick no more. Check with your local feed store or get it online. Put on GLOVES the stuff is purple and smells strong like pine tar. Slap it on her bald spot and believe...
Mine are fussy as well. The only thing they really love is yoghurt. Plain. I tried Pineapple and other fruits but noooo . They don't even look at lettuce....or bread. They started to like the flock block a little I've put into their run. Once I gave them mashed potatoes and they looked at me...