please dont forget to use hardware cloth 1/2 or less over all openings....and aroun bottom of run and make an apron on ground too...
My newest coop has 4 windows and small window in door and its still hot..
they have a fan d for the hot nites..
the other (coop) one with a old truck topper roof get a to the 90s plus during day and still ot at night
Im getting lik 4 eggs or less everyday now.Unfortunately only the truck top two side windows crand open some.. it doesnt NOT (truck topper) have the sliding front window. dang so its hard to get a good flow. with only tiny vent bottom windows. Luckily the door is homemade wood framed with hardware cloth and aluminum screening full length.
one of the 2yr olds has severe breathing problems for over a year.. she has fallen off the roost everynite for the last few days and was "stargazing" Heck she might have a concussion, heck I dont know... there are so many things to go wrong. Heck everyday lately I ask Hubby is "she still alive?" I hate to see her suffer
I just cant medicate them by myself. Hubby is DR. CHICKEN DAD.....
Yesterday found a worm on poop tray yesterday. I saved it in a covered dustpan to be able to show or picture of it taken. It was gone this morning and the poo messed with in that dust pan....that I left on the ground...
I got a good microscope I bought weeks ago to do fecals... But havent bought rest of stuff...wish I have another person who help me with learning... got a book and watched lots of videos but over my head... the local vet doent want to mess with a $2 bird....
Hubby gave dose Of Safeguard(oral syringed) several nites ago. but it needs to be given like five DAYS in a row... I am lucky to get him to do it once. He is so tired at nite. both of us tired and irriated.. That is when they are a captive audience.. Otherwise try catching them in a 1/2 acre....good luck not to fall etc yourself. even though my Girls are very tame.. They know when I am trying to mess with them Esp if Hubby is there too what a pain in the
>. Always something new everyday.. such fun. We call our life "Groundhog Day"
Been seeing more hawk or hawks too. Course I dont see first them Roo Roo "grunts". The wild birds warn them too...
I hope you have better luck. some of it may be cause I hate giving them that dang commercial feed with the SOY... even bought an additive to put in my homemade "grains" but they leave it behind the consistency of "sand".. so next day I take the leftovers and mix it with liitle rice or canned fish, or scrambled egg.
Oh on BYC forum they suggested to remove a whole side of the newest coop and just hardware cloth/ called "open air"
thanks for listening to me miserate
thanks all