Hello all,
I am in need of some information. I have a flock of 26 free ranging chickens over about 1 acre who all came from MurrayMcMurray as day-olds, and 4 ducks who were purchased from a feed store as 2-day-olds.
I believe everything is fine, but this (see below) will probably come up as an issue in court and I don't want to be accused of unhealthy living conditions. (I've also been told I must rake the entire acre the chickens use daily, and that just isn't possible for me ... is it truly necessary for health reasons to daily rake the entire chicken area???)
My daughter said the puppy at her father's house was diagnosed with spirochetes, and the puppy had been licking the shoes she wore over here.
There is some question now if I am mismanaging my flock and/or putting my daughter in danger somehow.
The chickens DO have runny brown droppings at times (or perhaps that is the ducks ... they always make a "squirty" dropping). But I also see lots of little (and sometimes big) green and white balls around the yard. The droppings in the coop are solid and greenish.
It was my understanding that chickens sometimes have droppings of a different form and no cause for worry?
They eat mostly forage (grass and bugs) and commercial layer crumb feed. I add a lot of "extras" including rice, oats, lots of veggies and fruits, some eggs, eggshells, etc. Some I purchase for them, and some is whatever is left over or not quite fresh anymore. But I never feed anything with mold or that is clearly gone bad. Just perhaps slightly softened fruit, etc. that has been kept refrigerated. (And I wash everything before I give it to them.)
I generally get about 18 to 20 eggs per day from 23 pullets ... sometimes as little as 14 or so, or as many as 22. Production is usually steady. The ducks lay 1-2 eggs per day for 2 ducks (other 2 are drakes).
Any info would be much appreciated. I may need something to "prove" in court that our chickens are not a health risk.
Thanks so much for reading.
GoodEgg
I am in need of some information. I have a flock of 26 free ranging chickens over about 1 acre who all came from MurrayMcMurray as day-olds, and 4 ducks who were purchased from a feed store as 2-day-olds.
I believe everything is fine, but this (see below) will probably come up as an issue in court and I don't want to be accused of unhealthy living conditions. (I've also been told I must rake the entire acre the chickens use daily, and that just isn't possible for me ... is it truly necessary for health reasons to daily rake the entire chicken area???)
My daughter said the puppy at her father's house was diagnosed with spirochetes, and the puppy had been licking the shoes she wore over here.
There is some question now if I am mismanaging my flock and/or putting my daughter in danger somehow.
The chickens DO have runny brown droppings at times (or perhaps that is the ducks ... they always make a "squirty" dropping). But I also see lots of little (and sometimes big) green and white balls around the yard. The droppings in the coop are solid and greenish.
It was my understanding that chickens sometimes have droppings of a different form and no cause for worry?
They eat mostly forage (grass and bugs) and commercial layer crumb feed. I add a lot of "extras" including rice, oats, lots of veggies and fruits, some eggs, eggshells, etc. Some I purchase for them, and some is whatever is left over or not quite fresh anymore. But I never feed anything with mold or that is clearly gone bad. Just perhaps slightly softened fruit, etc. that has been kept refrigerated. (And I wash everything before I give it to them.)
I generally get about 18 to 20 eggs per day from 23 pullets ... sometimes as little as 14 or so, or as many as 22. Production is usually steady. The ducks lay 1-2 eggs per day for 2 ducks (other 2 are drakes).
Any info would be much appreciated. I may need something to "prove" in court that our chickens are not a health risk.
Thanks so much for reading.
GoodEgg
