Just a follow up: broody hen took to the surviving two chicks and has defended them against the others. When I went out to separate the mama to be from the babies and turn on the heat lamp the babies were chirping under her wings so I let it go. Thank you for your help.
Broody hen was sitting for what I thought was 3 weeks I did t really keep track. I put day olds under her but left the other eggs thinking she would realize they were duds. Well she didn't realize that so I removed the eggs and left the baby chicks. Next day two chicks were squashed under her...
That page says no longer can be found. Bummer.
How do you actually give them the antibiotic? In a syringe? Mix the powder in water fill syringe give to chicken?
I’m sitting outside and I hear a scuffle so I look and see the pullet , which now I think cockerel, mounted the big EE trying to do her. My jump up scared him and he jumped off. So....is that a sure sign she’s a he?
If you are using valbazen in a routine deworming schedule, when you get to eat the eggs? If you deworm 1 every 3 months you only get roughly 15 days of eggs a month.
After the chickens go to bed can I start counting that towards my 24 hours?