This little girl and her sister were about to be culled due to their refusal of oyster shells. They were eating their brittle eggs. There hadn't been a broody hen in the flock for 3 years. She was already molting when she went broody. She sat on 12 eggs, none of which were her's! 10 hatched...
The 4 month old pullet that I've been treating for Wry Neck with the home remedy that I shared with you is improving and can now preen and walk around. Did you try the remedy? You can PM me if you'd like.
I am currently treating a pullet for the same symptoms. Found worms in the poop which led me to suspect a severe Vitamin E loss. I found a home remedy that seems to be working! I mixed together plain yogurt(probiotics), avocado oil(vitamin E), fresh ground Brazil nut(selenium), Turmeric(...
400 milligrams is equal to 1/10 of a teaspoon (roughly)
so if you're going for 400 to 800 milligrams, you should be able to safely use the 1/8 teaspoon measurement.
I have an 8 oz package of electrolytes that will treat 128 gallons. That comes out to about 1.77 g per gallon. How much is...
Will the mother in apple cider vinegar provide probiotics?
The feed store recommended the antibiotics when I told them that one of the hens was pooping a splatter of dark brown gravel like poop and was losing weight.
Thanks folks! I recently purchased 4 Barred Rocks for next to nothing. Upon noticing the lumps I decided to check with you guys before freaking out! The recent heat wave did claim 2 of the English Orpington Buffs so I've installed a cooling system for 100°+ weather.
Local feed stores deal with hatcheries. Is that what you're looking for? Let me know if you find one, I've been searching for black copper marans in the Stockton area.