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Maybe since this is an old thread we can get some more updates on this subject. Our hens ate the bottom leaves off some cannabis plants. They have plenty to eat free range, but they sure seemed to like the cannabis. I’m wondering if chickens do have cannabinoid receptors. Being they evolved from...

Ok, thanks everyone. Permethrin is a synthetic insecticide. It is a synthetic version of pyrethrin. As we are going to be a certified organic farm, we need a natural insecticide. Has anyone used pyrethrin successfully? Permethrin does not break down as quickly and that may be better at...

Yes, the photos are true color. Their body appears to be light brown with dark brown markings.

Here are some close up photos of our pests. We were gone for 2 weeks and came back to a real mess. We have 7 chickens, a predator proof coop with an automatic door, 5 gallon bucket feeders and water buckets with the tickle nozzles. They free range on 5 acres. When we got home, besides having 2...

Here’s our super layer Gerdie:

We are getting slightly greenish blue eggs from our EE. She’s been laying for several weeks now. She laid these three in the last two days!

I’d trade him for a hen... his name is all wrong- not a hen, not a -ski... He is my best bug eater. When I catch a centipede, he can see it halfway across the yard and runs for it - grabs and runs away before the girls even get there. But when he starts crowing in the middle of the night or too...

Woah! A golden spangled Appenzeller Spitzhauben... I’ll have to look that up. Thank God for cut and paste, I’m sure I couldn’t spell that accurately without a lot practice.

Oh. Thanks. A boy. Yea. Terri won’t let me make chicken and noodles. At least he’s great at catching centipedes, which is the main reason we got chickens. Crowing every morning is not good though. We do have a lot of cock fighting here - no it’s not legal. But there are obvious yards with a...

We have a Gold Laced Polish, Henski, that is 5½ months old. She has been crowing the last few mornings. We have no roosters but have a neighbor ¼ mile away that has fighting cocks - they crow day and night. Henski has also been trying to mount our other hens. We have no roosters (I hope). She...

Thanks again Cragg. I will try to catch her tomorrow and get some photos inside her beak. I’ll probably have to make a new post to see if anyone can help me find antibiotics. Also, if there’s a thread somewhere with “good tips for new BYC owners”, I suggest newbies find a source for useful...

I really can't tell which respiratory illness she has, and I haven't been able to find any antibiotics on our island. I'll check again tomorrow, but can anyone tell me if I can get some mail order, and do I need a vet to write a prescription? Seems I've bought antibiotics for cattle long ago...

Thanks Eggcessive. Good info at that link. Inside her beak and down her throat nothing looked unusual, just light colored membranes.

Thanks Cragg. I think that's what it is. We coated it all with VetRX and gave her several drops orally several times now. Her diarrhea is gone now, but she's breathing with her mouth open, and stretches out and makes a loud squawk occasionally. We see nothing unusual in her mouth. I've let...

good pictures! An informative and to the point article. Only thing missing is the name of the vaccine and where to get it.

We have Henski, a 5 month old Gold Laced Polish pullet that has a cough, has shook her head and slung snot, and has black, hard crusty growths on her waffles and around her eyes. She was walking around with her mouth open. She is part of our daytime free range flock (they have a luxury suite...

Our coop is, after $1000+ and 50+ hours of construction time, nearly finished!

I hope this is not too old of a post, but Sydney Acres, that is a great story, and very interesting and useful information! I don’t know if your experience had been saved as a Stickie (do we have them here on BYC?) but I think your information on castration/caponing is valuable information for...

We finally have our coop built and need some chicks or hens here on the Big Island. We want to let the hens free range as we're on 5 acres. Our coop should accommodate about 12 chickens ( I will post photos after I finish assembly tomorrow). We would like a variety of breeds - we're mainly...

Thanks for a great article! As a newbie, I was wondering what the best nesting materials were. Your observations and conclusions make very good sense. I really appreciate you taking the time and sharing this information. I just put together a nestbox condo - 3 in a row - built with plywood. I...