flock health

  1. J

    Help please, tiny black spots on comb

    Hi, I have a small flock and all my hens seem quite healthy but one of them has these tiny black spots on her comb. I've checked her for fleas, they are fed a grain mix, fermented in honey, garlic, chilli, tumeric and black pepper weekly and fed plenty of fresh veggies. She is still laying daily...
  2. B

    Possibly losing hens to Marek’s

    Hello, Small flock keeper (15 hens) of 2 years in Northern CA. we’re aware it could be something else that killed her, however, this morning we noticed a different hen has a gray milky eye. When we saw this, our first concern became Marek’s as it looks exactly like it. I attached a photo for...
  3. B

    Possibly losing hens to Marek’s

    Hello, Small flock keeper (15 hens) of 2 years in Northern CA. we’re aware it could be something else that killed her, however, this morning we noticed a different hen has a gray milky eye. When we saw this, our first concern became Marek’s as it looks exactly like it. I attached a photo for...
  4. Ronnie_

    De-Worming Product Recommendations

    Hi there! First in foremost my ladies are not showing signs of worms. I am coming up on 6 months they’ve been outside and want to start my first de-worming preventatively(2x year plan). I don’t have a vet for my ladies to get a script for Flubenvet, and they already get ACV in their water, food...
    • Ronnie_
    • Thread
    • deworm a flock ducks flock health preventative treatments
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Ducks
  5. D

    Temperature

    Still ill working on completing a coop for chickens. I have 7 Guinea fowl, and 10 New Hampshire Reds. Facing 32° temperatures right now. I know I put the carriage before the horse. Without a coop, at what temperature should I become concerned about chickens being outside. I live in north...
  6. So you want to start raising chickens? Here are a few things to consider.

    So you want to start raising chickens? Here are a few things to consider.

    Raising chickens isn't for everyone, but if you want to get started on bringing up your own flock, here are some things to consider. Space: Before even considering starting your new flock, you must make sure you have the space for them in the first place. How much space do you need? Well, this...
  7. F

    Creepy crawlies

    Unfortunately we lost a chIcken yesterday. She wasn’t looking well so I pulled her out, laid her on the snow to examine her and discovered that she was just covered with what I think were lice (A TON of teeny tiny, sand colored little bugs). She passed within 30 minutes after I found her. So...
  8. Phantom_k9

    How to handle pest around chicken coop?

    I am not sure where to post this, so I am putting this down as a potential health issue for my flock... Here in Texas, spring and summer brings a lot of bugs and pest that we have to deal with. One of the more prominent pest we have is Wasp, paper Wasp (and Dirt Dobbers, Yellow Jackets...
    • Phantom_k9
    • Thread
    • flock health pest pest control pest protection poison wasp wasps wasps nests
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Predators and Pests
  9. HalfaceMischief

    Yellow tinged, Undigested feed in feces of whole flock. Occasional listlessness. Cause for concern?

    1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others. Ameraucana hen, 1 year and 4 months old. She seems slightly thinner than usual, but is not emaciated. 2) What is the behavior, exactly. General appearance of feeling unwell, unusual colored...
  10. Chickenlovercr

    Switching to growth food for the new chicken? Help!

    Hello! I have an ISA Brown rooster, an old chicken and 3 new ones that are 17 wks old so I'm giving the flock growth food but the new ones are getting bigger and bigger. The owner of a wildlife rescue center where I'm a volunteer gave me an amberlink pullet, or I think this is the type, I have...
    • Chickenlovercr
    • Thread
    • chicken food eggs laying feed flock behavior flock health flock integration introducing new chickens small chicken
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  11. SugarGroveFarm

    Interested In All Flock Feed And Snacks For Flock Memebers

    Hello! I am interested in starting a flock. I want to have it all chickens, ducks, geese, swans, peafowl, turkeys the whole thing. I was just wondering if there is a feed that is universal for all these types of birds? What's the best all flock feed? Also what are some good snacks for those...
  12. Bubbles & Nibbles Mom

    Duck has scratched his neck raw!

    We live on property with kids and their ducks. We have a couple geese and wound up being primary caretaker of the flock. Think the kids thought it would be fun to have ducks and eggs until once the novelty wore off . They took this little Runner in to vet a few months back when he first...
    • Bubbles & Nibbles Mom
    • Thread
    • disease question duck behavior flock health indian runner ducks neurologic sickness? treatment
    • Replies: 31
    • Forum: Ducks
  13. purplerice27

    Chickens won't Stop Pecking New Bird!

    Hi! I just recently acquired a Leghorn from a friend of mine. I have an existing flock of 2 ISA Browns (5 months) and an oversize Polish bantam and an undersized white unknown rooster. I've kept the Leghorn and my flock separate for 4 days now, but they have access to each other and are only...
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