Yep. Mine also have shade. I also spray down the pine bedding every day.
Do some research on your pine bedding. Many thoughts on it being possibly toxic for chickens.
We've had chickens for over 15 years. Only lost 5 or 6 to a random death. We've lost 6 others to predators. We usually buy them from Murray McMurray. We don't get them vaccinated for Coccidiosis, but use medicated feed for the first 16 weeks roughly.
Chickens require very little care. Most people over think it and overdo taking care of them. If one dies just bag it and dispose of it. No need to test it. Most vets have no idea on how to treat or work with chickens. Probably because they have almost no monetary value and aren't worth spending money on them for vet care. Good luck with your chickens and sorry you lost a few. - tnscouter
God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter
Like many have said, keep them cool & well watered in this heat. I did have six red Sexlinks & six black Sexlinks to start the year out. Game camera showed two different raccoons got three chicks in the 2'x4' brooder pen at 1 month of age by breaking through the chicken wire after digging under my pole barn sliding door. At 3 months of age and being moved into the large pen, found one dead inside. Next afternoon heard commotion from the chicken pen and ran down to discover a huge black snake wrapped around a half grown hen. Looked like a black basketball. Come to find out, there were two black snakes living in the insulation I had in the ceiling of the chicken house. Last month, I found two partially eaten chickens outside of the chicken pen, raccoons again. They tore through the chicken wire that I had wrapped around the cattle panels that I used for the outdoor run. So, I wound up with five living laying hens, eight dead raccoons, four dead opossums, & three doubly dead black snakes 5 1/2, 6, & 6 1/2 feet respectively. I just purchased six Isa Brown peeps from TSC last week.....Here we go again.
Don't recall the humidity, but it was probably around 38%
l told my pap and mam I was going to be a mountain man; acted like they was gut-shot. Make your life go here. Here's where the peoples is. Mother Gue, I says, the Rocky Mountains is the marrow of the world, and by God, I was right. - Del Gue
Is there any sign of bright yellow sulfur colored diarrhea? A sure sign of black head disease.
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blackhead disease (histomoniasis) is an important poultry disease that affects turkeys, chickens, and game birds such as partridges, pheasants, and quail. The disease is caused by the protozoa Histomonas meleagridis, tiny, single-celled organisms that are spread to the bird by the roundworm Heterakis gallinarum
Chickens are less prone to this parasitical infection than are turkeys, but chickens are susceptible. I have fought it several times when raising turkeys for the freezer.
The best preventative measure to prevent future infections, if this is your problem, seems to be adding massive quantities of cayenne pepper to the feed. As in a cup of cayenne in five gallons of feed. Anecdotally, garlic water and vitamin E are supposed to help also.
People who choose to brew up their own storms bitch loudest about the rain.
Neither myself or the yard birds are currently suffering from bright yellow sulfur colored diarrhea, but thank you for asking.
I will keep an eye out.
l told my pap and mam I was going to be a mountain man; acted like they was gut-shot. Make your life go here. Here's where the peoples is. Mother Gue, I says, the Rocky Mountains is the marrow of the world, and by God, I was right. - Del Gue
Like many have said, keep them cool & well watered in this heat. I did have six red Sexlinks & six black Sexlinks to start the year out. Game camera showed two different raccoons got three chicks in the 2'x4' brooder pen at 1 month of age by breaking through the chicken wire after digging under my pole barn sliding door. At 3 months of age and being moved into the large pen, found one dead inside. Next afternoon heard commotion from the chicken pen and ran down to discover a huge black snake wrapped around a half grown hen. Looked like a black basketball. Come to find out, there were two black snakes living in the insulation I had in the ceiling of the chicken house. Last month, I found two partially eaten chickens outside of the chicken pen, raccoons again. They tore through the chicken wire that I had wrapped around the cattle panels that I used for the outdoor run. So, I wound up with five living laying hens, eight dead raccoons, four dead opossums, & three doubly dead black snakes 5 1/2, 6, & 6 1/2 feet respectively. I just purchased six Isa Brown peeps from TSC last week.....Here we go again.
Go get some hardware cloth and replace the chicken wire. More expensive but "usually" will stop the raccoons.
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
Especially the ones in Utah with that nasty fry sauce stuff.
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
We used to mix mayo and catsup in 2nd grade for a double dog dare in school lunch
Get busted by Birtha the cafeteria monitor and have to eat it.
Yall bunch a babies
Guess yall just discovering lowered ‘mini trucks’ now too? 😃🤦🏻
They look best with some dingle balls around the windshield and a set of bull balls hangin' off the, now useless, trailer hitch.
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
We used to mix mayo and catsup in 2nd grade for a double dog dare in school lunch
Get busted by Birtha the cafeteria monitor and have to eat it.
l told my pap and mam I was going to be a mountain man; acted like they was gut-shot. Make your life go here. Here's where the peoples is. Mother Gue, I says, the Rocky Mountains is the marrow of the world, and by God, I was right. - Del Gue
We used to mix mayo and catsup in 2nd grade for a double dog dare in school lunch
Get busted by Birtha the cafeteria monitor and have to eat it.
Yall bunch a babies
Guess yall just discovering lowered ‘mini trucks’ now too? 😃🤦🏻
They look best with some dingle balls around the windshield and a set of bull balls hangin' off the, now useless, trailer hitch.
Around here they just lower the rear, and run with the oxidized finish that comes with salvage yard body panels. Also rip the exhaust off it for better power.
If heat related. I use a water bottle and spritz my chickens hourly during the hottest part of day. Chickens open their beak if overheated.....short time it's ok, long time and it can be fatal.
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