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One of my chickens eye appears to be mildly swollen. She is acting a little slower but I think she is still drinking and eating. There is nothing coming out of her nose or anything like that. Is it just an infection? What should I put on it?

I have a 4 or 5 year old buff orpington rooster and the last few days he has been acting off. He wont leave the coop, is acting lazy hasn’t crowed in a few days, and won’t go up on the roost at night like he used to. His droppings seem normal and I saw him eating and drinking yesterday. The only...

I found some chicken waste today and when I took a closer look there appeared to be worms in it. They were not moving. I have never had this problem before. If they are worms what type are they and what can I do?

I came outside today and found one of my hens dead. They are free range and about 3 years old. I don't remember the breed. About a week ago was puffed up and not moving much and her waste was a liquidly green. After a while she got better and was even going on the roost with the other hens...

A few days ago I noticed one of my hens was acting different. She was standing almost straight up and not moving much. She is still eating and will come out of standing like that for food. Her waste is liquidity but other wise looks normal. She hasn’t jumped up on the roost with the other hens...

It has been cold recently and I have noticed this on my roosters comb and I am unsure weather or not it is frost bite. If it is frostbite is there any thing I can do for him? Also would it ever return to looking normal? His waddle doesn’t have anything on it. I also so noticed something like...

We had a issue with carpenter bees in our barn so we sprayed there holes. The next day I noticed my chickens were eating the dead ones off the ground. They probably only ate at most 5. Should I be worried? Is there anything I can do.

I have noticed one of my chickens eyes has been clouding over recently. Just today I noticed that one of her eyes was closed. She is an old bird at the bottom of the pecking order so has she been pecked in the eye possibly? I attached a picture below. Is there anything I can do? She is acting...

I noticed one of my water containers was leaking and it had a few cracks on it. I used a plastic soldering iron to melt the existing plastic to cover the cracks. It worked and it doesn't leak any more. Would this make the water unsafe? Thanks!

I dropped one of my air gun pellets and one of my chickens ate it. It was only one but I don't know which one it was because they swarm towards anything I drop. Will it be fine or should I be worried. Thanks!