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Beautifully said. 💙💙👏

Thank you...makes sense!

I've heard that about the pour on, which I happen to have. We are getting about 25 eggs a day, so that's going to be a huge loss. If they are on the treatment, would it harm the chickens if a scrambled up the eggs and fed it to them?

Just wondering what treatments people find to be the "easiest" when dealing with scaley leg mites. :barnie We have 38 chickens, so I know it's going to be time consuming to treat all. So far, I've only used castor oil with a drop of tea tree oil on the 3 showing signs. (Slathered it on and...

Update...thinking this will be my last post on Hennedy's prolapse. 😁 (Boy, I hope I didn't just jinx myself!) She is out and about today, scratching away, with the rest of the girls. Everything is staying where it should be. 😉 She must have dust bathed yesterday in a container of sand and wood...

Do you can it after 4-6 weeks? Or how long does it last? My hubby does most of the food storage - canning, dehydrating, etc - so I'm not very knowledgeable in this department. 😁

I did watch about 5 different videos and read a few articles on fermenting feed, and what I gathered was it takes about 3-5 days, but I find 3 days gets the feed to have that certain smell and look to it. (I should have mentioned that in my 1st post....maybe it depends on the air temp? 🤦🏼‍♀️)...

Thank you! 😊

Update: soaked Hennedy in epsom salt for about 20 minutes. Applied antibiotic ointment and castor oil. This time, I could actually feel that there was a scab that was lifting. (It was the spot that I was concerned was poop that I couldn't get clean.) I carefully removed the scab, working slowly...

You can use the liquid to start a new batch. I read that you can continue the process for weeks, some do it for months. The key is to keep adding water and food. I think the longest I've done it is around 12 or 14 days. When I decide to start over, I will take the remaining liquid out to the...

Hennedy's crop was empty this morning. I checked it a little bit ago, and compared to others in the flock, there is not much in it. She didn't touch her scrambled eggs nor the meal worms. Lately, when I see her pecking at her feed, she seems to be just tossing it around, rarely picking anything...

I start with about 1/3 of a quart jar of feed, stir in enough water to cover it a couple of inches, put a cover partially over it so some air can escape. Once or twice a day, I stir it and add more water if needed. The feed expands! And you always want to make sure it's covered with water...

Will do! Thank you so much!!

I believe I will need to start treating her for sour crop. I checked it tonight - It's not very full, but what I do feel in it feels like a squishy water balloon. 🙄😞 I will begin treatment in the morning as directed the article by @azygous .... I have read that many, many times.

Update: I gave Hennedy another epsom salt soaking and calcium citrate with Vitamin D3. I treated her with hydrocortisone, coconut oil, castor oil, followed up with the sugar water mixture. I then soaked some cotton in witch hazel, and held it to her bottom for about 5 minutes. The tissue stayed...

I've had the same concern! Lots of waste due to the finer parts of the mix. However, I have learned to ferment the dust and small remnants, so at least I'm able to salvage some of it.

Yes, I think the first few times i came on here with questions, they didn't get responses. Then i happen to luck out that someone replied, and they tagged some very knowledgeable members who jumped right in with helpful advice. Since then, I have learned to tag those members because I trust that...

Oh, gosh...I'm sorry you didn't get a response! How is Tilly doing? I am also dealing with a hen with a prolapse. From what i understand, it takes persistence to get it fixed. Your pictures show that she is in way better shape than my poor hen. I am on day 5 right now, and the tissue is sure...

Thank you... I tend to get paralyzed with all of the info I read on the Internet, so I keep searching and searching for a definitive answer. I need to remind myself that sometimes there's many solutions, and it's not always "one size fits all." I just don't want to overlook things that I am not...

Good to know about the lighting! I chuckled at myself thinking, "Well, duh, it's not a magical switch! Lights on = egg; lights off = no egg. Ta-daaa! Now for my next trick...." :pop