Recent content by SourRoses

Yeah, it's fairly normal. Some tend to whine if they are coming off a heat lamp that provided night time illumination, or any other source of light like from your house. Some of my breeds never have whiny chicks, amusingly there were two breeds where they all whined (Mosaic and WFBS) every...

Years ago I was properly diagnosed with Germaphobia / OCD... so you can say I was predisposed to be neurotic. Caring for animals actually helps me, something about nature dirt is very different from people dirt, can't explain it. When I first encountered illness in my chicks / chickens, I...

Why would it wreck the neighborhood? I think that's an excessive fear of social consequences which are unlikely to materialize. Second, you should probably call the cops on her whole person instead of just one body region. Her hands and feet were just as much to blame. It looks like she...

I've had some chickens that just hate pellets. Smaller or more sensitive throats or something. They are the reason we stick with Crumble feed. But since you're in Germany you may have less options? Perhaps instead of grinding to powder, you could use a blender or something to just reduce the...

One of our older hens has developed a really slow crop. This has taken about two weeks to develop, from a very slight issue that had me putting out different sizes of grit. It seems to be getting slower each day, until she was walking around with a water balloon on her chest. That's what it...

I really can't remember it all. We went up, down, all around. We just got down to 14 as I made my final, final breeder selections (and some are older pet status hens we can't part with). It's the first time we've had this few in years. But, the 2 broodies are sitting on eggs and the incubator...

I don't know about your area, but here in our area there is an organization for feral barn cats... they spay/neuter, worm, vaccinate and chip the cats, then they bring them to your place and let them loose. You basically agree to watch over the cats, and depending on circumstance agree to...

The bloom on eggs normally protects them from bacteria. Some eggs have a compromised bloom but they usually succumb to that early in incubation. So the chance of bacteria causing later eggs not to hatch is low. The typical reasons for later eggs to fail to hatch are: 1. Humidity loss /...

Yes, it's very difficult to breed shredding out of Lavender lines. Breeders who managed to get clean Lavender Ameraucanas report many generations of effort. It's a good undertaking if your breed of choice doesn't have any clean options, such as Orpingtons. But if you can source birds that...

Since you already have Corrid on hand, have you done drench dosing? I didn't see you mention that. For a drench, you put the medicine undiluted in a syringe and give it to them directly in the beak. I like to mix a little sugar in as it perks them up...

How old are these babies? They usually have to be a few weeks old at least before they contract coccidiosis. It's good you're getting the toltrazuril, that was recommended to me as well. I have dealt with a really severe strain(s) of cocci before. Despite sanitary practices (sterilizing...

Culling workers seems a bit drastic 😯

It's this one, although the pic of the black feeder makes it hard to see its shape. Tractor Supply - Fortiflex Animal Feeder The front lip that slopes forward also has a recurve to it, which makes it hard for them to bill feed out. Placed at the right height they can't get their feet in either...

That's very generous of you. I think it depends on which variety of anti-logic you are talking to.

I wouldn't be able to open my eyeballs 👀 of a morning / day / specified point in the space-time continuum.