Been having a tough year with chickens after no issues for the last 4 years. Recently been having an eye worm issue in my flock that randomly appeared and have been looking out for that. I noticed one of the hens eye was inflamed and I treated it and gave her ivermectin but noticed these mites...
I found out it was termites after looking further, I have some other builds with wood and haven’t had this issue but oh well… will rebuild the bottom and middle since it’s rotted partially. I’ll look into vinyl or metal fencing for future as well. Ty everyone
Had this coop built from me from a coop builder on Facebook which has excellent reviews, it’s been around 3 years and recently noticed the bottom of the coop is either rotting or falling apart from termites which i have not seen. Is the wood possibly not treated? I was told this was pressure...
I have it separated from the rest for now, in a few days I’m going to move the rest to a larger outdoor coop. Any else I can do? I heard wry neck and slipped tendon could be from vitamin deficiencies from the parents or genetic as well.
Hello, I’m raising some chicks and have been having some issues with this run. I have my ayam cemani and polish together as they grew way faster than the silkie chicks. I was treating them with corid and they seemed to do better so I then started to give them vitamin supplements immediately...
Thank you, is there any brand of oyster shell you recommend? I saw scratch and peck was a good one, although expensive, seemed to be the best choice for most birds then the pebble varieties.
Hello, I have been doing a lot of research here regarding the types of feed to give our chickens. I looked at other threads and thought my situation was a little unique so that's why I am posting. I currently have ten 12 week pullets, one young rooster, and two adult laying hens (EE and...
I need to keep treating the coccidia what should I do? Should I continue the amprolium for a few more days? Is there something that I can give it that will decrease of kill coccidia but won’t affect vitamin intake?
I have some chicks that I am currently treating for coccidia as I found that they had some bloody poop. They range 3-5 weeks old and seem to be doing better on the amprolium treatment. I did notice on day two that my frizzle silkie had developed wry neck. Could this be from me treating with...
Ok will do. Do I need to worry about this later in the road. I assume all chickens housed outside carry a form of coccidia? Once these are treated am I fine to eventually introduce them to the rest of the flock?