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If you have free range chickens or they have a favorite dusting area. put some in there too that way it get into all the crevisis..

make sure you check your ph.. too much pine mulch/sawdust and chicken poop will make a high acidic soil..

K smith that is good but by putting the wooden eggs it discourages the chicken at trying to peck at the other eggs..

I put wooden eggs in the nest boxes.. and try to collect the eggs 3 times a day.. seems to discourage the breaking of eggs..

I agree about what to feed chickens.. but I too would be careful of some moldy items like too much mold on bread is not a good idea... but chickens are great at keeping those smelly mysteries out of your fridge.. it's fun to feed your chickens and watch them chase you down from the other side of...

God works in mysterious ways.. and you just proved one of them.. I thing mother nature helped him though.

Okay I"m no expert. but I remember my Grandmother tiping over the babbies and stretching their gender hole and if there was a bump protruding it was a roo and if the bump wasn't as big it was a Hen.. thats all I remember.. thats why I buy my chicks and not hatch.. I eneded up with 4 roos and 2...

It may not be an injury.. I'm having the same problem and found it on this thread.. try for info here.. https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=484151 seems to be what we are going through..

So Sad to hear of your loss... tiny was cute.. so was boo..

OMG you will love this one. question is what can't chickens eat... chickens will even eat cooked chicken.. I know it's gross but they will.. Ok here is the story.. I grew up on a farm raising chickens, greandmother had an egg farm so I really never got attached to the chickens.. So I...

I'm Glad I found this section.. I have a 4 month old araconna that she was fine but 2 days ago started to loose her balance I thought one of the roosters pounced on her too hard comming off the roost.. but after reading this I'm going to check her ears tomorrow and give her a dust bath.. I use...

Like above.. looks like it is clean neosporin was the right thing to do but do keep an eye on it if it gets a little red try a little hydrogen piroxide to clean and open it a little so it can drain.. if not you will have to get an antibiotic for her.. but the wound looks good..

it does sound like she is having a hard time seeing.. if the others eat and peck does she tilt her head and listen? I had a blind one and she would listen then wait for the others to leave that spot then eat herself.. try tapping at the food and see what response you get..

Male Human urine is probably the best deterant.. also Female dog urine.. it is stronger than male dogs..

What a great find you have there.. If you give them sugar water make sure you boil the water first! don't want to harm them with something bad in the water. also humming bird feed works great.

So sorry about your loss... I have a dog thats part wolf and he has never touched my chickens he even eats bread with them.. But my neighbor had a husky and killed my other neighbors chickens.. and tried to blame my dog until I showed her my dog won't hurt a fly..

Thanks Dina.. Guess it's pen time for at least a week..

I have read through most of the predator articles and didn't find anything that kills during the day and eats only the Head. first I would like to say my Henrietta was a blind chicken and she was a free range along with 2 roosters and 2 other hens my less dominant rooster would watch and help...