Texas

[lovingmyhens]

Yes Tammy...........

Hey, I have a question. When the cold blew in, all my birds started coughing and hacking. Some birds took it differently. Some birds had a hard time breathing and some didn't, but the ones that didn't, had eye discharge and didn't want to eat or drink. I gave them tetracycline to help them out in warm water, and after a couple of days they were all fine. Most of them got over it on their own. I've got one young 3 month old silver-laced wyandotte pullet that two huge swollen eyes, and cannot see to eat or drink. The only thing I can do is hold her and dip her to get her to drink. How do I get her to eat? And what do I give her to make her eyes unswell so she can see to eat? I have her vetrx thinking she had eye worms, but it only made it worse.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/838884/my-chicken-has-a-swollen-eye-photos
Go here and see if you find anything good

 

[backyardklukker]

Thank you "lovingmyhens". I started a thread in the sick section.

 

[kkidsmom]

Skunks smell like bottled lemon juice to me. I'm weird.

My daughter says it smells like spaghetti.

 

[backyardklukker]

Yall have all lost yalls' minds.....lol......skunks smell like a fresh smokey burnout with street tires.

 

[lovingmyhens]

Skunks smell pee u ( how the heck do you spell that)?

 

[hensfortherapy]

Good morning Texas! 10 more school days for this girl! Well I'm acquiring two more chickens and a coop this weekend. Can't believe this. I don't need the four chickens I have right now. Much less 2 more. I'm not even sure what breed they are, only that they are hens. About the same age as the ones I have now. Since they are coming with their own coop there shouldn't be a huge problem with bullying. Fingers crossed. I've truly lost my mind

Six isn't too bad. I have 8 now and that number is probably my limit. My coops and yard could handle more. I just don't think I need more to feed and clean up after.

 

[Ms Jellybean]

I have a question.

What do you guys spend every month on chicken feed, supplies and care? Or a year if you don't know the month break down.

Do you sell your extra eggs?

 

[lovingmyhens]

So far I have spent 125$ on the coop, 100$ on the chickens, one has died, 15$ on the largest bag of crumbles ever, 6 on oyster shells, 205$ on the feeder and water dish. That's from oct. I won't have to buy food any more for a long time-mine fee range all day and get left overs from the school cafeteria and stuff we are done eating at home. I think that if I will stop buying chickens I shouldn't have to spend anything else.

 

[backyardklukker]

I spend about $45 a month in feed for 2 bags of layer pellets and 1 bag of scratch seed. I own 70 chickens.
I've spent about $150 on medication this month alone, but I didn't have any to start with and the medication should last me several years.

I've spent a lot more than this, but it was merely for comfort that the chickens could have done without, as I spoil them with 1500 watt infrared heaters and de-icer heaters for the automatic watering.

I do sell my extra eggs. Once I get everything all up and running correctly, I hope to be selling my eggs for incubation to people looking for certain breeds.

 

[lovingmyhens]

My issue is that I want some of the more exotic ones like those silver laced wyandottes. So pretty