Excuse her powdered look! Earlier in the day we had cleaned nest boxes and put in DE as well as adding more dirt and DE to their bathing tub. She always has to check out anything new i do.. so she powdered herself i guess?? Haha
I have always been told my rooster is very fertile because he has blood red streaks from his toes up his entire legs! Haha what i was told is those red streaks up the legs of roosters is the sign of fertility. Since i learned this i always look at the legs of any rooster i see. And for the...
No ma'am. Nothing. They look clean. The top lid pooches out pretty good. And she seems normal otherwise.
Will try to get a pic... have to go down to coop. WOW.. just had a thought! She looks like someone when they first wake up after sleeping hard.. eyes poofy! Hahaha
Hen with swollen eyelids, top more than bottom on both eyes. No other symptoms.
NO. ->>
drainage
Discharge from nostrils
Diarrhea
None on others in flock
Eating normal and free ranging daily with flock. Acting normal! Been this way almost 3 weeks. Not worse, not better. They are not swollen...
Thank you so very much! I have always gotten great advice and info on this site... hence why i asked before doing this time! The ivermectin was a good speel.. for all in one!! But sounded too easy for everyone not doing it?? Thank you again. Time for our deep clean 6 mos treatments for...
Some just rave about ivermectin saying one thing takes care of everything, worms, scaly leg mites, and mites.
Whole others have strong opinions that ivermectin should not be used on chickens.
How do you decide? One article i read for using ivermectin was a DVM. So, i need some opinions from...
Too late now.. but for later.. there is a starter kit about $25 [[about 3 to 4 yrs ago when we purchased]] can get several places online or at tractor supply stores that has everything you need for chicks... water/feeder/warming light fixture and red bulb. And a couple packets of electrolytes to...
We use 3 gallon waterers sitting on 2 cinderblocks and never have had one turned over. We get over 100 some days in summer and 90s reularly. On hot days we give them clean cool water in the morning. Then around 11 to noon we put a 2 liter bottle that is frozen water and put it inside waterer to...
The easiest is to use an all flock feed. It is enough protein for growers. It works for birth to old age. We add a crushed oyster shell in the pen. The hens will eat it as they need. The young ones ignore it and the roosters ignore it because they do not need it.. we use the purina all flock...
Howdy! Still wanting to get cams to watch my chix ... so was reading up on these you sent. I was trying to see if i could understand enough about ot to be able to use it. Our youngest..son.. is very smart on this stuff but his job takes him all over the world.. he told me he would get home...
Howdy! Read your response about cams. Have thought about those before ... what are the best ones to get? How far can you see beyond the pen? I am not very savvy with the electronics of today.. hahaha being older than dirt i just wasnt sure how easy it is to set up. Thank you. Have a...