Shehu Homestead

04/17/2023

Farm Chores 🚜 💪🐔🦃🥚🌾🐤

04/10/2023

Just a girl boss building her empire 💪♀️🐣 Ava Baker Samantha Danielle

04/03/2023

04/03/2023

Farmers' Almanac says best time to cut grass for our zone 7/8 is the 2nd week of April but if you can go longer your critter friends will thank you 😊 🐝🐞

10/01/2022

And we have a third layer! Stevie graced us with her baby blues 😍🥚💙

09/09/2022

If you’ve been up close with a rooster, I’m sure you will have noticed those large, hard spikes sticking out from the back of their legs.

09/09/2022

A question that people always ask me - especially when handling chickens - is, how often do chickens p**p?

09/09/2022

We have Saphire the Silver Wyandotte

To help you tell the difference between hens and roosters, here is a look at the Silver Laced Wyandotte Rooster vs Hen; characteristics, physical appearance,

09/09/2022

Good morning from Shehu Farms!

09/08/2022

What to know how to get chickens to lay bigger eggs? Hoping to find a jumbo egg in your chicken coop? Here are 5 factors that affect egg size.

09/08/2022

Want to know what to look out for regarding chicken behavior before laying first egg? Here are the signs that indicate an egg is coming soon!

09/07/2022

Wondering how do chickens sleep in such uncomfortable looking positions? And how many hours do they sleep each day?

09/06/2022

Earl the baby frizzle already crowing!

09/04/2022

Hi, I just wanted to share something basic that might help someone here. In cases of possible coccidia or black head, Treat with sulfadimethoxine for the coccidia & metronidazole for black head. Turkeys die within 1 to 3 days of first symptoms.

You can't get the sulfadimethoxine without a prescription, but you can get corid which also treats coccidia. https://a.co/iXYCfVA

You can get metronidazole to have on hand from here (it's the fish version, but it is the same thing, you just need to give the right dosage):
https://www.allivet.com/product/aqua-zole-metronidazole/52210.html?sku=52210-1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwmdGYBhDRARIsABmSEePds-_ViO8zsA9yo3msYVPnZyA_6C3U0JZktAKHomWUnC1-_0zNt98aAjSuEALw_wcB

And it's easy to run your own at-home f***ls and treat with dewormer as needed. Get yourself familiar with looking at water droplets through a microscope so you don't confuse them with parasite eggs. Then, get yourself a f***l parasite egg guide. Here's a basic compound light microscope you can get. https://a.co/5gVfcs4

You can get slides, coverslips, f***l flotation medium and f***lizers online as well for super cheap.

If you're interested in doing this, you can message me anytime if you have questions and need help with any of it.

Boehringer Ingelheim Corid 9 6 Oral Solution 16oz

09/03/2022

Do chickens have taste buds? Yes, studies have shown that chickens have around 240-360 taste buds. This is significantly less than us as we have around 10,000.

09/03/2022

Why do chickens roll in dirt? It's called having a dust bath. This is how chickens clean themselves, spread oils, and shake off and kill lice and parasites.

09/03/2022

How long do Silkie chickens live? Between 7-9 years on average. In this article, I look at interesting Silkie facts and how to improve their quality of life.

09/02/2022

Rolled oats in unsweetened applesauce & eggs with garlic, red pepper and ginger for my babies this morning 🌄

09/02/2022

Breakfast is served!