canadianchickens

Hello! Unfortunately, I have found a mild case of Bumblefoot on a couple of my hens. I am currently doing epsolm salt baths for 20 minutes twice a day then putting some peroxide on it to clean it out. I live in Canada - I cannot get neosporin. Is regular polysporin ok to use (the one with NO...

Hi there - I'm thinking ahead to our Canadian winters. I'm near the great lakes area so we get a lot of damp cold reaching -20 C sometimes and even lower with the wind chill. I was thinking of either adding a heated water bowl or one of the heated pads from amazon like this one...

Hi there, BYC community! I've been reading posts from BYC for years and finally decided to become a member. Let's see...where to begin? (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? -- While I got my first set of chickens almost 4 years ago, I would consider myself an amateur...