coronavirus

In this thread, we will discuss the use of ivermectin both in treatment of our chickens for things like mites, and its possible use against COVID. I don’t want to take any position on ivermectin except as an excellent anti parasitic medication for cattle, pigs, chickens, and more. One of the...

Hi everyone! Every since this pandemic hit I have wanted to get TONS of chickens, ducks, peafowl etc. Does anyone else feel this way or is it only me? If you do feel this way, what animals do you want to start raising/ get more of to raise. This thread is not targeted to be "selfish" or...

I know scientists can't say for sure yet, but has anyone out there hung out with their chickens while infected with Coronavirus?? If so, how did the chickens do afterwords? I'm out there with a mask and gloves every day just to be safe, but wanted to know what y'all are up to. - Z

Okay so it's been a long while (years) since I've had chicks and decided to get some this year. Well the pandemic is out and everything is closing, and I'm not sure what to do about food for them. We have a 50lbs bag of chick feed and a small 10lbs bag of chick starter, but that's about it...

Hi we have been traveling since the beginning of February till now from Washington State from before the first Corona BS happened there and are now in Baja Mexico for a funeral but had to keep our birds with someone in Santa Rosa, CA because of the thirty day quarentine rules for birds in and...

Hello to everyone from around the globe that is in this forum BYC! I am in Maine, US, and I was wondering if Coronavirus was by any chance effecting anybody's flocks in anyway. Is it effecting grain and grain delivery? What about their shavings, straw, bedding, etc? If you have it, will your...

DAY 1: Today we got hit with the State of Emergency and with everything in the city being shut down for the first time in history.