So one of my marans who's coming up on two years went through a traumatic experience an then went into molt and stopped laying (understandably) but it's now been 6 months since after her molt and still NO eggs . I'm going to be giving away half my flock to another family and I was wondering if a...
Four months ago I put piperazine dihydrochloride in the chickens water but I made Way more than I needed so I put the rest inside a bucket that was not exposed to the air I'm wondering now if this solution is still good to give my chickens for another worming,
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First sorry for any typos... typing from a phone. I was wondering if I could introduce 1 or 2 chicks to 5 chicks already with a broody? I ask this because of she is already raising can't I just add 1???
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So I want to start free ranging my birds a little. However I'm worried about them eating bad plants such as buttercup. Will they not eat it if they have enough room and other plants will they not eat it and other bad plants?
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So I have a first time broody and I have many questions.
1. Can the mama hen eat medicated chick food? (cocci was a problem last time we got chicks) So can she eat ampro?
2.So I have 2 coops one small and one big. We have all the chickens in the big coop. When the chicks hatch should I move...
So I am looking at super easy incubator plans and I was wondering that if I kept the humidity up if it would be possible to just keep a heat lamp over a couple eggs inside a container and rotate them 3 times a day? I already tested to find the right heat and I can easily keep it at a constant...
I have a hen that prolapsed. She is not doing well at all. I'm going to put her out of her misery. Can I feed her something?
Like an overdose of melatonin in water or something?
Please answer. I am not interested in hands on kills. I have looked up ways to keep her alive but for the most part...
So my chicken got sour crop and she lying down looking like shes about to give in... :( I wont to vomit her but know that the vomit can go down into the lungs and kill her so how do you stop this?
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So I just had a feather picking problem but is now more of less under control.
I think that its because my chickens get bored... I really want them to have a bit more exitment in there lives and know that you can hang a cabbage on a string etc.. But still, Do you do have any "games" for your...
Just got my first egg 5 days ago... My chickens have always had the occasional peck at each other, some more than others. This morning they were more aggressive then normal and nosier.. When I got home the two chickens lowest on the pecking order and very blood backs near the base of their...
I got some bantam (same age as my standards) and try introducing them to my standards who before had easily accepted other birds... This time though it was brutal and some of the birds teamed up on the bantams... What should I do?? I have them separated right now
Im having a problem choosing between chickens and cant choose between what chickens to get. Im wondering about d'uccles, cochins, wyandottes, brabanters, silkies, orpington, sebrights. .. What do you guys think? I know oppinions vary so which ones would YOU pick?
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(This is my 500th...
Is there a special place to find a breeds SOP I cant find it on the internet. Anyone have links?
I could only find the wyandottes.
Im looking for the standard of perfection for the leghorn, speckled sussex and barred rock. Ive spent close to an HOUR trying to find them and havent found...