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Hi everyone, Today I noticed that my English Orpington hen appears to have a purple/blue (looks bruised in color) sack/growth like thing on her bottom, just below her vent. It is very soft and squishy, about the size of a hacky sack. Being English, she is very big and heavy, low to the ground...

Hi everyone, This morning I noticed that one of my splash pullets has a bubbly/foamy eye. She is 5 months. It is only in ONE eye. Around the infected eye looks kinda black, with small bubbles in the corner of the eye. I have noticed her lightly sneezing a lot before I noticed this. I don't...

Hi everyone, I thought both these fluffies were pullets..... but you can never be sure.... they are about 6 months in these photo's.

Hi everyone, Yesterday I brought home 6 baby chicks.....all just under 2 weeks old. I brought them home and they are now in a nice sized water trough (in my garage), with a red 250 watt heat lamp on one side and fresh pine shavings for bedding. This morning Iv'e noticed that they are...

Hi everyone, Recently I have had 2 new birds come down with Coryza. Luckily they were still in quarantine in the garage (a 40+ day one I might add) So I don't think my main flock has it. This morning I found one of them (my baby) dead, the other one hasn't fallen quite as ill yet. Here's...

Hi everyone, I just posted about my 2 EE pullets, they seem to have a runny nose but only in one of their nostrils. The "liquid" coming out seems to have a stinky smell also. I am very worried about them, I don't know if they have Coryza, or just a little cold. So my question is, how do you...

Hi everyone, I brought home 2 EE pullets March 31st, and now both of them have got me worried. They both appear to have a runny nose, except in only 1 nostril. Nothing coming out of their eyes. Also, when I was wiping their nostrils, I noticed the moisture coming out had a very stinky smell...

Hi all, Can someone tell me how I can prevent diseases in my small flock? And what bio security methods you use? I am concerned about showing my birds, because I don't want my girls to collect other bird's sickness etc. Some people just don't care at all if their birds have diseases, or if...

Hi everyone, I have lice and mites on my birds!! Ewww! I bought: DE, 10% Permethrin liquid, and permethrin poultry dust. So, here are my questions, 1. How do I treat my coop for this?!? 2. How much 10% permethrin do I mix with water? (they are getting bathes today) ANY help is SO...

Hi everyone, I know this is probably in the wrong section but I'm posting it here anyway! I find that the "Managing your flock people" are more helpful thats all. Anyway, I have recently had a lice, mites problem with my girls.... I am going to bathe them on Mon. I have DE, 10% permethrin...

Hi everyone, I was wondering if/what products work for calming chickens down a little?? It just seems like the past few nights on the roost have been kind of chaotic, and the girls have been grouchy and nipping at each other. No, I'm not over crowding, I found (thanks to the people who...

Hey all, I just wanted to ask all the chicken experts out there before I go buy more chickens.... how many (large fowl) girls can my coop and run comfortably hold? My coop is 8ft by 8ft, and my run is 18ft by 18ft..... I want everyone to be happy and healthy, no picking or overcrowding. My...

Well, I feel like a terrible chicken owner. I just started having chickens last year, and I wasn't aware of these awful things, until now. I did inspect my girls, just not around the vent so I didn't see any parasites (stupid huh) until now. I rushed to the feed store and bought a big bag of DE...

Ok, so a couple weeks ago I was checking my birds.... and it turns out that they had mites and lice! When I was checking before I would only check under neck and wing feathers, then I just decided to check their vent (stupid huh) Ewww! I ran back to the house and yelled to my mom. Then we ran...

Hi everyone I am going to start 4H soon, and I am worried about showing my babies. Here are my concerns: 1. I don't want them to catch diseases or mites from the other birds 2. I don't want them to become sick because of all the stress 3. I don't want to have to quaratine for a month after...

Hi everyone, is the Silkie in my avatar bearded or non bearded? I should know, but I can't tell! BTW she's not my silkie.... until tomorrow. Thanks!

Hi everyone, I am getting some silkies tomorrow.... and I need tips on how to pick the best ones. The lady I'm getting them from says they are all beautiful SQ. Oh and they are 5 months old. Tips? Thanks in advance!

Hi guys, I just well, had some questions about silkies! Are they some what cold tolerant? We get lows of about 10 and highs of about 35 in the dead of winter. Would they be ok with the rest of my flock? ( you can see what my flock consists of in my sig.) Can I bathe them? Thanks!

Hi everyone. I just saw the most adorable silkie on craigslist, and I was wondering if my flock would beat her up. I have 5 opingtons, 1 aracauna, 1 huge blue cochin rooster, 2 young leghorn cockerals, 1 RIR. Would it be bad to introduce a strange bird like this into the flock? Any help is...

Hi everybody, I just saw in the newspaper that this lady is trying to rehome her 5 buff orps, I love orps so much and I could provide a pampered life for them, but I don't know what to do. I don't need more chickens. I just don't want them to fall into the wrong hands and not have a good home.