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Can I use the bales in our garden?? The chickens never have access to it

Thank you so much! I will definitely try and get a better look when I see them again, I just kind of went into killing panic mode lol I had no idea lice were more common in winter weather. We do have a flock that we brought in a few months ago but are kept separate except two babies we secluded...

Yes I had thought of that! We are thankfully having a warm spell and I hope the Elector PSP will come so I can get them early in the morning before a sunny day. But I will grab the dust as well incase I don't feel good about spraying. Would it be smart to dust their entire run? It's a large...

Thank you so much! They were fast moving forsure - tiny little speed racers lol I will forsure dispose of this bedding but there is a pile adjacent to their coop that is breaking down that they love to climb on. Is it safe to say I should get rid of all that? That'd be quite the task lol could...

Hey all! Before I get started I'll just mention that I'll add a photo as soon as I can take one/see more of the bugs We have a hen who was inside in a cage for a few days working on a large crop she has (different issues lol) and today when I went to pick her up, after putting her down I had...

Update: Merlin is back out with the flock! After bringing her in after the blockage I pulled out she pooped the first normal looking poop I'd seen from her. She is eating and drinking normal and no longer off to the side. I can't imagine she would have survived if I hadn't helped (so so...

I have a Cuckoo Maran hen that is about 10 months old. Last week she started acting just a bit off, puffy and off to the side by herself. She had some watery poops so I brought her inside for a night with ACV and some protein (eggs/meat). That night she pooped what looked to be a small 1in long...

Only 4!

They definitely have some black skinned birds, I remember chatting with them about it last summer. And you know chicken math! 8 to 20 to....200 lol

Okay good to know! Thanks again I appreciate it

🫣🫣🫣 unfortunately no - they have around 200 chickens and a large handful of roosters

Thanks Chikyboy! Any idea why she is so small compared to the others? She has been since hatching. Isn't getting bullied from food or anything

Hi all! We hatched out babies for the first time on the farm. The eggs came from a friend's farm who has a large mixed flock, so they are backyard chicks. One of the hebs is way smaller (50% at this point) than the others and has black skin and black legs. I thought silkie but she obviously...

Thank you Eggcessive! Her crop is normal, and she doesn't seem to drink more often than others but I've definitely seen her slurping a mud puddle a time or two lol I do feel like she may just be "that" chicken, but I will definitely add a probiotic in - couldn't hurt! Thanks so much for your input

Hi all! I've got an Easter egger named Scarlet that we rescued about a year and a half ago. When we got her she had this dirty butt (vent gleet?) and while it has gotten slightly better, it's still a constant thing she has. UNLESS she is molting and not laying. We've had her for two cycles now...