Thank you for the detailed info! I took the advice directly from a rehabber in our area who treats dumped roosters every 3 months. Her experience is what I went off of, she's been doing this for a long time (10+ years). It's been 3 days and all 4 birds are acting normally. We are doing a 2 week...
I'm just now having to deal with Scaley Leg Mites and purchased this (below). It did not come with the dropper, I used an eye dropper, 3 drops per bird for standard hens, between the shoulder blades:
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Unfortunately, @featherhead007 is right about the cleaning out the coop...
Does he have an actual mental illness? Sometimes, we react to people with mental illness like it is how they are choosing to behave (completely normal to think that), but they are unable to stop the thoughts of actions they have. There may be a way to work with your neighbor if we understood more.
Oh, man, I can relate to that video so much, too! We live in Michigan and had intense wind storms a few weeks ago (the northern part of Michigan got ice storms, then wind, and it snapped the tops of all the trees off). So many trees down around me, too, and found a shed hanging from some power...
She has been a wealth of knowledge to me over the past 3 or 4 months and I am glad I just discovered her. It's sad to watch her be so vulnerable, especially when a lot of us have been there. 🫶🏼 Rest easy, Bubba.
Lots of patience and love sent your way! Many changes can happen through the end of high school. Hang in there and support is the best thing you can do! Congrats to Rosie for her great ACT score! I've got an 11th grader who is pretty set on going to a small-ish college around Detroit, but she's...
Yeah, my ex was asking me if we would eat any. She said, probably when they stop laying. Ugh! No, at that point, even if I did chose to process them, the meat would be so tough. My girls are layers only and will live out their lives with me in their happy home, laying or not.
Understand that even adults are insulting to chickens. Yesterday, my ex and his new wife came over to pick up my daughter (she's 15) and they wanted to see the chickens. The whole time, the new wife kept saying animals are so dumb. We were watching my bantam teach her new chicks how to use the...
You need to buy the Chicken Wisperer hat from Amazon. I think my hubby and teenage daughter are ready to disown me because all I talk about are the birds 😂 Their eyes glaze over everytime I say, "guess what the chickens did today?!"
She was SUPER broody the end of April. After two weeks I caved and got a couple of bantam eggs from a friend. I wanted to test her out to see if she would make a good mom. So far, the BEST mom!! And the babies are a mix of Golden Seabright (Mom) and Spangled Hamburg (Dad). I'm SOOOO anxious to...
She's so pretty! Reminds me of the pony my daughter used to ride, Olaf. He was a very good pony, especially with her. Good ones are worth their weight in gold!!
Here are the newest Twofers in our flock (Sable and Quill). Momma just happened to be in the photo. While she is also adorable and I love her, she doesn't count 😂
Y'all. I just looked out my window and my black broody EE has finally left the nest and is out running around! Thought I was going to have to break her, but the old run is currently fenced off for some growing babies and mama. Thank the good Lord! Maybe I can actually get some eggs, now (she was...
Ponies. Oh, boy. You better be ready for some major teenager attitude with ponies. Lol. Although, if you find one you can ride (larger breeds), they are quite fun and trust deeply.