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Thank you so much! :) Hopefully it works out!

Hello, I am a chicken lover/owner with who just acquired 3 Bob white Quail. I am a vet tech but have no experience with these little birds, any advice would be welcomed! I am taking 2 females and 1 male (under a year old) from a woman who's husband just died and raised and really enjoyed...

Thanks so much! I was a little concerned because they have been great layers all seasons since they began laying.I thought mabey they were all egged out! I did have a brooder light in their house the past 2 winters, it is plugged into a "thermo cube" and comes on if the temp. falls below 34...

I have 7 2 1/2 year old RIR and BR hens, they molted at the end of the summer and all stopped laying. Will and when they ever start again?

All I could find is the gel caps in the vitamin D3, do you think that would work if I mixed it in a small amount of plain yogurt? I am seperating her so I can make sure she is getting what she needs.

So glad this worked for you! I figured out which one it is so I'm going to seperate her and try the D3, ACV and egg/shells.Hopefully this will work or I may have to put her down . I hate to do it but it's making a hige mess everyday and causing egg eating amoung the other chickens.I REALLY hope...

Thank you So Much! I will try this, any advise is appreciated and I'm glad I'm not alone! I think I may consult with a veterinarian I know also and I will let you guys know what she says!

One of my hens is laying these soft shelless eggs.Over the past 3 months or so I would occasionally find one in the nesting box or on the floor under their roosts.Now for the past month or so I find one almost every day.I am suspecting it's one of my barred rocks.Has anyone else seen this and is...

I think the same thing, I close them in at night because we have so many predators here and I think thats when the picking starts, on the roost.The head to butt thing must be irresistable for the feather eaters.Two of my reds and one barred rock are in pristene condition, they must be the...

Test results are back, no worms, no mites.We are thinking it's behavioral she is probably the lowest one in the pecking order

Thanks, that's what I was kind of thinking.

I bought a waterer that plugs in and has a thermostat built in so it only comes on if temps drop below freezing.I run it off an extension cord, pat 2 winters have been super easy because of this.I believe the brand is farm innovators?

Can you use apple cider vinegar in metal waterers?I have been reading how beneficial it can be to chickens.Also I know chickens can be finicky about taste of water, will they detect it in the water and stop drinking if they don't like the taste?Any advise would be appreciated! Thanks

I couldnt find mites either.I have an appointment at the vet Monday for this one in the picture (she's the worst) they will look at her feathers under the microscope to ckeck for mites and I'm having them send in a stool sample to check for worms, I'll keep you posted.Hopefully this is not just...

I have checked for mites and could not see any, I made an appointment to bring the one in the picture to the vet Monday,She is the worst.They will pluck a feather and examine it for mites and I'm bringing in a stool sample for parasite evaluation.This may all be behavioral but I will keep you...