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Hi all! I have a small flock of chickens (6) that I started raising this summer. They have pretty much been sick since I've had them. I have a Houdan that I babied more than the others because she was the sickest. I got her at about 3-4 wks old. She would come and sit in my lap and fall...

My chickens weren't sick until a week after I bought them. I figured that I was sold sick chickens and the stress caused them to start having symptoms. I have heard chickens clucking around in my next door neighbor's yard though. So I am wondering could my neighbor's chickens possibly have...

Okay, so I live in Arkansas and it hasn't exactly been wet around here. We are having a drought. I don't have standing water around. I change chickens' water daily. I am being eat up by mosquitos whenever I go out to coop! I forgot to put mosquito repellent spray on today and I came back in with...

Just a little tip if anyone is giving their chickens water soluable antibiotics. I soaked a couple of pieces in bread in the antibiotic solution and feed to chickens. They gobbled it up, and this way I am sure they are getting enough of the solution and not having to give it to them with a...

eamoret: How are your chickens doing? I am going to try to start mine on Sulmet. They were getting better, but now the runny noses are back so I am going to treat.

Fancychooklady, I'm glad to hear that it isn't Coryza! Thanks for sharing. How are your chickens doing now? Mine started getting better on their own. No runny noses. Every once and awhile I would hear a sneeze. So I held off on treatment to see if it was a virus that would pass. A couple of...

Eamoret: I'm sorry to hear that you have been having the same problem. I got chickens also not for the intention of showing, breeding, or selling them. I appreciate you sharing your experience. Did you start them on Sulmet first and then use the Cephalexin after? Or did you give Sulmet at the...

My local Tractor Supply seems to always be out of chicken supplies and medicines everytime I go. Does anyone buy medicine or supplies online? If so, where is best?

Dawg: Thanks for the advice! I appreciate it. When you say that chickens will be carriers for life. Does that mean that they will have a chance of symptoms popping up frequently throughout their life (during times of stress especially)? Or do you mean that they will simply be able to infect...

Hello all, I have posted here a couple of times because my first flock of chickens (two polish, two bantom silkies, a houdan, and a cochin) had mites and became sick right after I got them. I guess I was sold an infected flock. I treated one of them with Tylan 50 inj for three days because...

Can food grade DE cause respiratory problems in chickens?

So I am new to chicken raising and very confused about how to go about treating my chickens. There is a lot of information on here that I have been reading, but I am not sure which course is right for my chicks. Apparently I have bought some infected chickens. Big Sigh. I have been having...

Thanks for the advice to both of you! I got a 125 watt light that I have been keeping on the chickens. They have been sick so I am going to keep it on them until I see signs of improvement, and then I will wean them off of it like you suggested Jessiduck.

Speckledhen thanks for the advice. I bought some hard cloth to put around the bottom of the run for when I let them out of the coop. Unfortunately, I have been having a lot of problems with my little flock. See the link below. I have been working hard trying to help them. I just don't think I...

Hi all! I just thought I would introduce myself as I am new to raising chickens and also to this forum. I have been learning a lot from here already!