I am also very glad you are giving it a try !
It's obvious you care for him since he was your first chicken and you are named on BYC after him.
If it works out, you will be very glad you tried it ; if it doesn't, you can re-home him feeling better about it since you can tell yourself you tried...
Each herd rotates on two or three of these 100 acres enclosed plots throughout the year, I think they have seven or eight parks in all on public land, so they could have a lot more donkeys. But you can't really think of it as grazing on pastures, most of it is rocky mountain ground and marl ...
Well, your voice as a biologist obviously has a lot more weight !
I am sorry that some of the BYC members who know the more about worming and medicating, tend to prone very assertively a systematic use. I rarely react because I don't have enough experience keeping chickens and also due to the...
Round worms in chickens look like this :
Image from https://poultrykeeper.com/digestive-system-problems/chicken-roundworms-or-ascarida-galli/
Tapeworms show up in poop as segments looking like moving rice grain
Please people, think twice about worming your chickens if you are not at least...
Edited to add : Marie, I just understood that it was for your dog, and not your chickens. I am still putting up my post which could be useful for others.
I am not sure about tapeworms in dogs, but I don't think they are exactly the same as in chickens.
I used Febendazole on my chickens with...
We will all miss her 😔. For me, she has become a legend. I talk about her at some point to almost everyone who is interested in hearing me talk about chickens.
You and Rosie have done a wonderful deed with her 💚.
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Alex, I'm sorry that you lost her so soon after loosing Jaffar. It does feel like she had decided her time has come, and I hope the annoying little peeps do bring you some joy throughout this sad time.
I am also sad to say that like I thought she would, my little...
:hugs :hugs :hugs :hugs :hugs :hugs It is so hard loosing your best friends. That makes us feel like we let them down. But everyone must die ; you make your chicken's lives the best they could be, and walk with them along their path until the end.
I think my hen Blanche will finally pass...
I am not a good enabler ... I think you should wait a bit before deciding to take in a rooster. You have too much to process now, and I believe what you wish is to go back to how things were with Jaffar, but that is just not possible :hugs :hugs :hugs
Take it one day at a time and don't feel...
This may be one of the saddest post I've read on this thread. I feel relieved that you have the chicks that will necessarily at some point force a smile on your face, because this must be so hard for you. I am sure everyone on this thread will keep him in their heart and memories for a very long...
Makes me think so much of this song's lyrics. (Sorry, I was a teen in the 90's...).
Tax from the past. Not all chickens are born to fly....Piou-piou will never be aerodynamic.
FBA synopsis
13 to 20 April.
The link to last week's synopsis.
@BY Bob
Friday 19, is the anniversary of Lilly's passing. Bybob is commemorating all week, with some of his most loved videos and memories of her. Enjoy the wonderful stories !
First, a respected leader in action...
Easy. She will go overnight from this :
Screaming deadly insults in R'lyehian ....
#€*&!€!!!!
Sounding like Rammstein.
To this :
Hello 🤗 I'm Merle would you care to share some of your delicious lunch with me ?🎵 (to the sound of Vivaldi's Spring).
Hello, FBA ! It seems to be that time of year again when chicken maths hits hard on humans and hens.
They may be a pain when you don't want more chickens, but there sure is no fluff like a broody's butt.
Three are broodies here but I'm not giving in ; unlike most of you, we want less...
Pony Sunday.
My neighbour's cows have been on pasture during the day in the property just above us for the last three weeks.They were very curious about what was going on in our place.
They are back home now because one of the cows birthed a calf this friday.
The old horse, Gribouille, is...
My thoughts are with you and your family. I think many of us on this thread will always remember your grand mother, and how you and yours took care of her, no matter how hard.
I often think of those pictures you posted of her and Owly. For me, they said it all.
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Hello ! A late reply for which I apologise. I have been having internet issues on and off again. I'm also in the process of saying goodbye to Blanche, another of my ex-batt's just five weeks after Cannelle, and i've been finding it harder to concentrate enough to post, even though I still...
They were up there daily for hours for the lambs ! And the horse See you and his mini donkey friend are also stabled there.
I think they always managed to go up with vehicles, but judging by the number that stayed there for a few days it's possible they had to hike down.
Marie, have you tried...
Hello FBA ! It's the beginning of a very rainy day here. I hope you will forgive me for taking the opportunity to post a long delayed Pony Sunday post even though it's Tuesday. I'll make sure to post a few chickens pictures in there.
First, I wanted to comment on the soft egg issue and the link...
I used to have trouble peeling hard boiled eggs. Here is the best trick I found which works even with fresh eggs. First roll the egg 5 seconds on the counter. Then knock and crack the top end, and peel just a bit where there is an air bubble. Then the magic is to use a tea spoon, slide it from...