You're really, really tempting me. I want more blue eggs! (My EE is 7 years old. Still going strong, but her cycles are slowing down.) I tried adding a CCL last year. I liked the wild little thing, but just as she started to calm down and prepare to lay, she was taken. She just disappeared.
More than anything I think I'd like a midget white turkey. But I can't justify getting one, I'm not a big turkey eater.
I need to place mine too. Would love if you would be able to pick up. Will keep you posted.
I treated all 20 chickens last Sunday evening with DE while inside the coop. So all the bedding and pretty much everything, myself included, looked like a snowman by the time I was done. So everyday I clean up in the coop, I keep stirring up the dust. I figured this would help kill whatever is in the cracks and crannies and then I could clean out the coop completely in a week or two because the dust is hard on everyones lungs, although they really haven't seemed too bothered by it. I could be seeing what has hatched since then, or it just may not be working. The chicken chick says it's just not a helpful product and suggest using Elector esp which is poultry vet reccommend and can be used on bedding as well. One treatment. But the stuff on Amazon is 139 bucks and who knows when I would actually get it. I don't think that is an "essential" item. What have you guys used that works well? There's no telling how long I've had them. I have a double white recessive that has had a naked butt for over a year. I had checked for mites way back, but never found anything. She still has a naked butt. The only reason I found this is because Lacey and one of my chocolates refused to go out in the morning. I checked for any mating wounds on their sides, but all I found were bald spot on their lower rears. You can't even see it with all their butt fluff. Didn't see anything. Checked last week and just barely saw a lice scrambling. My egg production has been down for about a month now, so I'm guessing it's been bad for at least a month. It's just the orps. Spitzies don't seem to have any nor do the little ones in the garage. I'm open to suggestions. I'm going off shopping today.I need to do a reno on the serama coop. Broody mamas giving scratching lessons has destroyed the plastic flooring and I need to come up with a solution. My dad and I think we've got one, but I need to go get some wood. Also need to see what the grocery stores don't have.
I'll have my phone on me, so any responses will come through. I have a new TSC just down the road.......I will not walk out with baby chicks. I promise.
