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I didn’t know that’s what it was! I thought it was just a virus

The reason I don’t have a run is because here we have grizzlies and black bears, foxes and lynxes and if they’re passing through our neighborhood (rarely ever happens but it has twice this year) they could break into the run and take out all of my flock rather then losing a couple throughout the...

Yes the water gets dumped and refilled daily but the bowl I think is bad so we’re getting a new one. I have a flock of 32- they usually get away fine but Melvin was suffering from bumblefoot and was a polish so she couldn’t see… my three roos got to her too late so her body was left but not...

I found out the lice is coming from the straw in my barn. I didn’t burn it last time and ends up they can live in it :( I have a half bottle of corid left. I did not know that before but I will keep that in mind, is it like a really really bad cold?

I think it’s a liquid. It’s been highly recommended supposed to treat all life stages without withdrawal… I’ve tried the permethrin powder and spray. The powder worked perfectly but it’s too much work for 32 birds and the powder floating around hurts my eyes and nose and probably my chickens too...

I will ease up with the scraps and treats. I know too many mealworms cause liver disease that’s more of a “guests are here and want to feed chickens” thing It’s not too close to it. Most of my chickens eat the mice if they see them. They live in the coop and hangout/lay eggs in the barn (cause...

I’ll see if I can find them. We don’t have a TSC so I might have to order them

Oh and water is an issue. That’s another thing I need help with. They have an open rubber-y bowl because the normal chicken waterers get gunked up and freeze too much but it’s really hard to keep the open bowl clean. They get fresh water daily but their bowl still grows algae and such and it’s...

They get safe kitchen scraps and mealworms daily, their yolks can get to be a beautiful dark orange in the summer. I’ll find some old feeders and separate them once the current feeder empties We have magpies and ravens that hang around and talk to my chickens, some robins hop around the yard...

I was told the spray was no good, that is how I used it and it worked but then it came back :(. They do have a few popular dust bathing areas but they’ve made a lot. The barn and tree line are the favorite spots I’m not sure on the feed honestly they put too many words on the bag (I’m dyslexic...

My coop is small but clean and ventilated. They free range so they don’t have a run and no one around us uses weed killer or pesticides or anything like that. I’ve been using a permethrin spray thing but I’m trying elector psp this time, I think I need to burn all the straw in my barn. I...

I’m seriously thinking about getting rid of my chickens but the thought is heartbreaking. They’ve had lice three time since spring, they’ve been through coccidia or whatever it was called and it killed about four or five of my chickens. This happens yearly and it’s not stopping. It’s just...