- Raising Chickens 101 - Chicks, Breeds, Coops, Tips
Tips Tricks for raising chickens, building chicken coops, choosing chicken breeds + ask questions in our community forum Featured Content Coop Focus: Steadfast's Chicken Coop Condo 2025-08-01 00:00:00 | 2025-08-08 00:00:00
- Eliminating Lice (or Mites) on Chickens Using Permethrin
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- Choosing the Right Chicken Breed: A Guide for Beginners
Choosing the right chicken breed is a decision that will have a big impact on your flock’s success By considering your primary purpose (eggs, meat, or both), your local climate, the amount of space available, and the chickens' temperament, you can make a well-informed choice that will set you up for a productive and enjoyable chicken-raising
- How To Cure Upper Respiratory Issues Infections Naturally
A good ratio would be 1 drop herb oil mixed into 1 cup of water Mix well and let your sick chicken drink from it, make sure its the only water they have access to If the chicken doesn't want to drink try dipping their beak into the water a few times to get them to drink or syringe 1 drop of the oil directly into their mouth once every few hours
- Rustic Rock? What is this cross? - BackYard Chickens
I recently purchased a few pullets that were labeled Rustic Rocks They are small black chicks with a yellow dot on top of their head I cant seem to find any information about this breed or cross on google I was thinking maybe Maran and Barred Rock cross Does anyone know what cross this
- Splay Leg and Spraddle Leg Treatment - BackYard Chickens
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- Bird Flu: What You Need To Know - BackYard Chickens
While avian influenza is rampant, you should avoid sharing or reusing equipment from your neighbor's chicken flock Among these are rakes, shovels, chicken troughs, and other chicken equipment This may seem overboard, but it also includes reusing egg cartons from your neighbors and other friends with chickens 4) Set a limit on visitors and
- TREATING SCALY LEG MITES (SLM) ~ WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
When treating multiple chickens, it is best to be safe and replace the Alcohol after every chicken However, it may turn out to be expensive if treating an entire flock at a time (which should be done), so if the chicken’s feet and legs are washed before each dip, you should be able to safely do 2-3 chickens per bottle of RA
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