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  1. guess_what

    Bumblefoot help!

    Poor Tippy can’t catch a break.. first a rat chewed her foot as a baby so she is missing a couple toes, and now she has a bumble on that same foot. Photo series progression of discovery, after cleaning/pus removal, and from today’s dressing check. My question is: Is this thing actually healing...
  2. Hobbychicks91

    I’m running a Mareks experiment.

    Mareks in your flock? Starting over after mareks? How to eradicate mareks? All of the things I have searched. Came up dry. I see thousands of comments (I have red everything online) from people saying “well it yours forever now, mareks will be there FOREVER” so I decided to research all I could...
  3. TheRealRyanGosling

    Duck diaper for disabled crested pekin

    Greetings feather loving friends! I have been thinking about getting my disabled crested pekin duckling a diaper for when she's bigger. I am conflicted. The idea is a game changer for the non stop cleanup. Yet it also seems possibly uncomfortable or maybe even unpleasant over feathers and under...
  4. Post-Hatching Season Clean Up

    Post-Hatching Season Clean Up

    As the hatching season comes to an end for most of us, there are some things I like to do to ensure easy startup for next season. 1. Clean ALL the parts and pieces of the incubators. I used two incubators this Spring. A Hatching Time CT60 and a NutureRight360. I start by completely...
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    • Category: Incubators & Brooders
  5. RossAcres

    End of Incubation Season To-Do's

    As the hatching season comes to an end for most of us, there are some things I like to do to ensure easy startup for next season. 1. Clean ALL the parts and pieces of the incubators. I used two incubators this Spring. A Hatching Time CT60 and a NutureRight360. I start by completely...
  6. Henora

    Cleaning broody hen?

    Hi, Two eggs broke in her nest today or yesterday afternoon and her breast feathers are sticky and stinky. I changed the nest material (actually moved her to a broody pen), but didn't clean the eggs. She's not wet but she's not clean. Should I try and wipe her feathers, legs and bill? If so...
  7. Just Rosie

    Easiest to clean incubator models?

    Hello all, I am a hobby breeder of silkies who has been on hiatus until this year. I've been letting my girls do all the hatching for a while, but I'm ready to get back into it. I'm looking to buy a new incubator, because I really struggle to clean the ones I have. Currently I have an...
  8. C

    Need help retrofitting a coop

    I bought a house that came with a chicken coop, so of course we are planning to get chickens now! Unfortunately the previous owner passed away, so we did not get to ask about the coop layout. I am trying to get a "vision" of what should go where. Outside of the Coop First, there is a swing...
  9. BRyan1997

    Deep Cleaning Coop

    Hey everyone, I recently bought a house and it came with a chicken coop. Before I raise any chickens in the coop. I want to deep clean it. I also am going to rebuild the run to make it safer against predators. What do y’all recommend for me to use to deep clean to prepare for them? I haven’t...
  10. T

    Processing Roosters...

    I'm processing three that are just under a year and have become very aggressive. I have unfortunately had to put it off for scheduling reasons and the weather hasn't been ideal this past week so they now have some sores on their feet from the crate I have them separated in getting a little...
  11. TheBirdBabe

    Flooring... yes or no?

    Hey y'all! My husband just built me a new goose coop! I'm excited to move them in, but I need some guidance on what to use as a "floor". We don't have one in there due to these birds being absolutely disgusting. 🤢 I think it would be more of a headache for me to try to clean WITH a floor as...
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    • cleaning coop floor drainage duck duck coop flooring goose goose coop waterfowl waterfowl coop
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    • Forum: Geese
  12. O

    New Brahma Owner

    We have 1 light and 1 dark Brahma- we live in Colorado and are getting ready to put the flock outside as soon as these 2 finish their molting. I've read that Brahmas need some extra attention bc of all their fluff, especially on their feet. Keeping off mud, snow, ice and poop. Also to be aware...
  13. M

    Large Coop Cleaning

    Those who own a large coop who do you go about cleaning it? We have a 10x12 ft shed with 10 chickens. It would be impossible to take a litter scoop to the whole coop daily, so we have been changing out our bedding every couple weeks. Just wondering if there is anything more we can do?
  14. Aprilxoxo

    Quail pen flooring?

    Hi everyone my quail pen is open to the natural earth but now a year has past the the dirt is very bad quality and is starting to effect their feet. After some heavy tropical rain and the fact that the soil is very clay like, it stayed damp for quite a long time, which led to them getting some...
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    • ammonia bacteria cleaning dirty run pen quail run maintainence run material
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Quail
  15. F

    Cleaning feeders and waterers (indoors vs. outdoors)

    Every other day I refill our girls' waterers (we have two separate waterers, as two of our four pullets are in quarantine) outside with the garden hose and wash them once a week with white vinegar. Sadly, the temperature is dropping, so my partner and I will soon disconnect our hose for the...
  16. MissGreenJeans

    One rat in the coop: should I decon?

    Hi, wise chicken friends! I’d love your 2 cents about a first for me: a rat coop intruder. I have a small-ish coop and 7 chickens. I modified the coop with a crazy amount of thick hardware cloth and thought I’d made it virtually impenetrable. No holes anywhere wider than 1/4 inch. (I’ll put a...
  17. K

    Cross beak help!!

    I have a cross beak named Puck. He is a happy little chicken who although is smaller than everyone else is super independent and wild. Yesterday I noticed his head was bobbing. I posted in a Facebook group and someone told me to check for mites. As I checked, I didn’t see any mites but it does...
  18. Crazy Duck Lover

    Deep Cleaning Incubator

    It’s that time of the year again! I started a small hatchery and have had many inquiry’s about my easter hatch. (Ducks) I decided it’s time to start planning for it and get my incubators clean and do some maintenance on them after I had a disastrous last hatch. How do you guys clean, sanitize...
  19. S

    Coop Size and Trampoline Run

    This is my first time posting but I’ve been here often. Thank you for all the great answers! I’m a first time chicken keeper. I have 3 silkie bantams and 2 silked Easter Eggers. I tried to attach a picture of the coop that I have. Hopefully it worked. I now know these prefab coops probably...
  20. farmgrl7

    Cleaning feeders and drinkers

    So possibly a dumb question but I was wondering if anyone has ever washed their plastic feeders and drinkers in their dishwashers? I'd like to give them a good deep cleaning. Normally I soak them in vinegar and some dawn and scrub them well. But I'd like to give them a good sanitizing. Just a...
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