mold

Posted in emergencies/diseases group as well… This is my second year with ducks, we just have three female Indian runners. I cracked this egg today and noticed some slimy orange/rust colored spots inside the egg shell. I tossed the egg as there was a slight off putting smell from that spot. The...

This is my second year with ducks, we just have three female Indian runners. I cracked this egg today and noticed some slimy orange/rust colored spots inside the egg shell. I tossed the egg as there was a slight off putting smell from that spot. The yolk and white all looked normal. Any idea...

So I bought a bale of hay for my next box and noticed that the bottom hay looks moldy, but it does smell and have webbing like stuff that I usually see. Is mold? If so is it safe to use the the top part that is still good?

Hi everyone. We are first time chicken owners and built our coop following some plans we found online from the Tangled Nest. We have three hens. We insulated our coop with foam sheets and styrofoam panels with reflective backings. The walls are layered: wood siding on exterior, then the...

This a Manna pro duck feed I’ve been giving my duck lately, but it seems kind off.. I don’t know, there are some black spots there after looking closely, so I’m a bit worried. It doesn’t feel weird nor does it smell bad, but was there always black dots on the feed? I don’t know. I have noticed...

Hello, This is my first time visiting this forum... thanks for the access! I raised chickens for many years, got busy with other things, but recently got a few for the company and fresh eggs and decided to raise some mealworms as well to supplement their diet. I've had no problems at all...

Hi there; Newbie here!! I’m dealing with a 18wk old Jubilee Orpington cockerel with Raspy breathing sounds, otherwise eating and drinking normally as far as I can tell. He’s acting his normal self from what I can tell as well. — I spend 2-3hrs with my Babies daily. We are a small Flock of #10...

Hey, chicken peeps! I’m trying hard to finish constructing my chicken coop and run. I decided to dig out most of the pointy gravel in the run area and ordered a couple cubic yards of screened topsoil to fill in the run area instead. A company came and dumped a huge pile of the topsoil on top of...

I am a new duck mom, raising my first set of ducklings, and I have a question about humidity in their environment... I have my lights as far away from their water as possible (only shinning in a small corner on the opposite side, which seems comfortable to them). And have scaled down to a 75...

Today I saw 2 kinds of mold in my chicken run. We have had weeks of high humidity & little rain. Yesterday it finally rained. Then this morning= mold. I would love ideas on how to properly treat these areas & neutralize the mold. At present I am using vinegar & let that sit for 1 hour...

Hi all, we're in our first few days of caring for young chooks (2x 5 month old sussex, 2x 3 month old barnies) and we've found a pretty hefty patch of mould on a tree stump in the run. Having heard some horror stories, I'd like to kill it ASAP — but as the chooks are still new to the...

Hi all, This is a strange and random and probably stupid question. I found a really cool log in the woods by my house. It naturally as legs that act like "stands" and prop it up, making it a sort of low-level roosting bar. My chickens love lounging on things like this. I'd like to use it in...

Five week old chicks are in the aviary with 25 week olds so I set up an area where they can go hide if need. The chick’s food and water is in the protected area. They kept getting dirt, leafs, etc in the water so I placed a piece of plywood under the water. Today I looked under the plywood and...

I have recently moved to a new house and inherited the coop/chickens/ducks that come with it. When I first moved here last week, the owner showed me how to feed the birds, she keeps their feed in a metal trash can in their run. The feed had almost run out and was musty-smelling and moldy. I...

Hi! I need your expertise! I still haven’t settled on a coop plan, but this is pretty much the place in our property that meets setback requirements and is totally fenced in. I read in the Free Range Chicken Gardens book (by Jessi Bloom) that she likes building on patio pavers. Well, we already...

I have two of the anti-pest hanging feeders for my coop and I’ve noticed some mould on the inside of the feeders from the food of the food has gone gross and stuck together. I don’t know if the food goes mouldy from the feeder or vice versa. Is poultry shield safe to use in a feeder and should...

Hi, so I’m a little concerned about my girl, she’s a 5 month old buff Orpington and I’ve noticed she’s had little black mold-looking specs on a few of her tail feathers. She’s an indoor chicken and I clean her coop daily so it’s always clean and dry. I use cedar wood shavings now that she’s...

It has been a very hot, humid summer in New England this year. My husband built our ladies a beautiful coop this summer and before I could treat the wood, it has started to mold/mildew. Powdery, grey awfulness everywhere, inside and out (it’s all new lumber). It has windows, and since I have yet...

I work at a distillery and have an opportunity to get several THOUSAND pounds of corn because it got wet and is now moldy. I've read that mold is not good for chickens or anyone - I should just walk away from this shouldn't I???