Oooookay, so the first question: Has anyone ever used collars to ID their chickens? I can tell all of my birds appast, I just thought it would be quite adorable to give them their own collars witH a name tag. What would be some other options that I could put a tag on? A harness or maybe chicken saddles?
Second question: I have a hen that always has poop stuck to her in clumps. She is healthy, laying eggs fine, eating fine, and has been dewormed. I was advised years ago to just end up plucking her feathers
I feel bad for her. She is a rumpless araucana, and I had read that they plucked the femal. Birds for breeding as well, but I still have problems with her every once in a while.
Third question: What can I do for deep litter method, does it have to be out of the rain? I am working on expanding my run, but what I have now they have destroyed the grass just like I expected them too. I threw a straw and hay mixture into the ground and they did a good job sspreading it for me, bit it still gets pretty messy when it rains, do I need more bedding? Should I add something else to the mixture? The next section I will be building will be covered.
Second question: I have a hen that always has poop stuck to her in clumps. She is healthy, laying eggs fine, eating fine, and has been dewormed. I was advised years ago to just end up plucking her feathers
I feel bad for her. She is a rumpless araucana, and I had read that they plucked the femal. Birds for breeding as well, but I still have problems with her every once in a while. Third question: What can I do for deep litter method, does it have to be out of the rain? I am working on expanding my run, but what I have now they have destroyed the grass just like I expected them too. I threw a straw and hay mixture into the ground and they did a good job sspreading it for me, bit it still gets pretty messy when it rains, do I need more bedding? Should I add something else to the mixture? The next section I will be building will be covered.
