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Here is a great article about herbs for chickens. The only thing is that he doesn't say how to harvest it. For the vast majority of them, it's the leaves, which I just put in a sandwich bag, leave it open, and hang it with a clothespin on a mail thing in our kitchen. Most all that have seeds...

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I think you're right. It doesn't hurt to treat them with Corid anyway, just stop the Poultry Cell while they're on it. But if none of the rest are looking sick, then I'd hang on for a bit. Usually, coccidiosis makes them lethargic. They'll stand around with their wings out a little bit and...

Hiya, again, and welcome to BYC! :frow And again, sorry for your loss. You might want to ask in your state thread here. Good luck!

It's similar to composting, and when that gets that smell, it's too wet and we add dry leaves, straw, dry lawnmower clippings, etc. We use horse bedding pellets in the coop so a scoop of those when spent (pine sawdust) works too.

So sorry for your loss. Welcome to BYC, but sure wish it wasn't over such a sad thing. I would try your state thread. You may have better luck finding someone in your area.

I've purchased a ton of hatching eggs over the years to bring in new genes and new varieties. All I expect is the vast majority of those eggs are fertile. Most send along an extra egg or two in case one isn't and I'm happy with those sellers as that helps make up for a non-fertile or otherwise...

They really are cool looking! ❤️ I have silkies who all have five toes so that's not so weird lol.

Oh dear, that's not milkweed. Milkweed has fuzzy leaves and will make pods in the fall. If you break a leaf or the stem it bleeds white stuff, thus the name milkweed. Monarch butterflies love it! I'd take that back and ask to speak to someone who knows what milkweed is. Here we just dug...

Oh my, so beautiful. And it looks like they all get along so well too! Thanks for sharing! ❤️ What breed of chicken is that white with black splotches on it?

You can use that feed provided they get a bit more protein, such as just a couple of meal worms per day. Those have a lot of fat, so just a couple each is good. You could also buy some All Flock and mix it. That's actually what we do with Kalmbach's layer and their flock maker. Also, we use...

Hiya, Ray, and welcome to BYC! :frow I know nothing about squab or pigeons but we have a forum that you might be interested in: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/pigeons-and-doves.52/

Hiya, and welcome to BYC! :frow You've been given lots of great ideas so hopefully in short order your chicks will go in like clockwork every night!

Hiya, and welcome to BYC! :frow Great intro! We'd love to see pictures if you don't mind sharing a few of your feathered friends!

It looks pretty neat but more explanation of how you built this would help, as well as photos of the finished product and how your chickens like it.

Unfinished. Needs photos of the finished coop as well as of the inside.

Needs photos of all four sides and the inside. There are just two pictures of the front of it. Some explanation of how you built this would help someone else build it if they wanted one too.

Looks good so far but it didn't get finished.