im using a roof coating myself from Home Depot it's about 37 dollars for a 5 gallon bucket but you can get it by the gallon too
My 9 and a half week old rooster has what looks like an abnormal comb and no tail yet. About 4 of my other roosters do not have a tail yet and have pea combs. But all the hens from these chicks I bought off Craigslist have tails.
Thanks, kat. After PMing each other back and forth so many times, it was great to finally meet you in person at your homestead in such a nice, pastoral setting. Lisa and I both enjoyed the photos you posted with your birds using the feeder stations. Building them is one thing, but seeing them used for their intended purpose gives me that warm, feathery feeling.
One interesting thing that I learned at the egg-candling class is that the state of Georgia doesn't consider quail and quail eggs as poultry for regulation purposes, so you can raise as many quail and sell as many quail eggs to your heart's content without state interference. I may give raising quail a try a little down the road. I love pickled quailed eggs, and I would like to try canning my own.
AC, very sorry to hear about your chicken troubles. Unfortunately, it comes with the territory with raising our beloved birds. As for your sick chicken, how old is it? Is it still a chick? Also, keep an eye on its stool, and let us know what it looks like. That can help us help you diagnose the problem. In the meantime, isolate the sick bird from the rest of the flock in case it has contracted something contagious. I use a cat carrier to isolate single birds, but even something as simple as a cardboard box will do.
I think it would work and she may enjoy the hatch at 18 days instead of 21. My husband even likes them!!! I put some of the feeders down lower for the younger birds but I do think they are awesome.Thanks, kat. After PMing each other back and forth so many times, it was great to finally meet you in person at your homestead in such a nice, pastoral setting. Lisa and I both enjoyed the photos you posted with your birds using the feeder stations. Building them is one thing, but seeing them used for their intended purpose gives me that warm, feathery feeling.
One interesting thing that I learned at the egg-candling class is that the state of Georgia doesn't consider quail and quail eggs as poultry for regulation purposes, so you can raise as many quail and sell as many quail eggs to your heart's content without state interference. I may give raising quail a try a little down the road. I love pickled quailed eggs, and I would like to try canning my own.
Also, do you know if a broody Silkie would/could successfully hatch quail eggs are raise the brood?
looking at the birds they look pretty feathered out and I would think no heat during the day, my babies don't have heat during the day but if it's cool I do put it on at night, but I have some younger than yours.Good morning, chicken friends!
Lazy one here...proofing cinnamon roll dough, making a strawberry cake with berries we picked this week, candling eggs (12 set/12 wiggly and going!), brooder tending and coop building. Toss in a little league game, and it's really the weekend.
Hope all is well with everyone.
also, quick question---it is getting quite hot here. how long do y'all think i need to keep a brooder plate on for these babies? they are 2.5 weeks now and getting quite plucky!
I found this on my roosters upper leg, ( I put some medicine on it) this was a photo from yesterday evening and this morning it's a greenish blue, can some help me find out what it is? So I may treat it
