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Today I accidentally dropped my 3 day old chick. It was walking and eating plus it was chirping. But I am worried that she was damaged internally. She is my favorite chick! Is there any way my mind could be put at ease? Thank you

My silkie hen has mites and has gone broody. she will be hatching the eggs soon and I was wondering, does it affect the chicks if she has mites? when they hatch should I separate them?

my chickens have been bathing in ashes lately and im wondering if that could possibly help them rid of mites?

I am just wanting your opinions on something. I am wondering what u think about coops. I want to know if u think that walk-in coops are easier to clean or smaller coops are easier to clean

Can i wash my chickens with my shampoo

I just attempted to clean my chicken coop of mites and lice and they got on me! I know you guys said that they can't live on me but it is still freaky! Do u think that my house could be full of chicken bugs and will that be a danger to me or my family. I also want your honest answer on...

I am trying to figure out which brand of feed is the best or in your opinion your favorite. So, all i need you to do is list your favorite feed as #1 and the worst feed you have expirianced as #2. Also, list reasons why or why not you like that feed. Remember your favorite feed is listed as # 1...

I am currently using a regular light bulb that you would use in your house...it is really bright and I worry that it is blinding my chickens. Is it?

My chicken has lice will it transfer to me or my cat? Also I have ten chickens and they seem to get lots of parasites...would reducing my flock to my favorite 5 help.

Hi my name is barredbeans7 and i have joined BYC. I am sooooooo excited!!!! I have 6 barred rock chickens, 1 rhode-island red, 2 silkies, and one buff orphington named Bubbles. GOOD LUCK to other new members too!!!

My chicken has a giant gash on her back from a dog attack...i am putting antibiatic ointment on it and she is isolation...she seems to be eating her food and wants to be around the other chickens, but i am afraid that she will get bullied...she doesnt seem to have an infection yet,but her wound...

three of my silkies have dry skin on the ear part where it is fuzzy and have it all around eyes. I have a white one who's eyes are slightly swollen. I wasn't sure if it was Avian Influenza or just something normal. Just 2 days ago i had a barred rock who had the same stuff exept she had super...

i was wondering if i have chickens with worms can i still eat thier eggs...also i have a blue silkie rooster whos top beak bends to the side...will it keep growing so he wont be able to eat...or will he be ok?

I have let my chickens free range in my pasture for 2 weeks and today I spotted some white worms moving in their green poop...I was thinking they got them from my swamp/pond...or did they get them from my goats but my goats don't have worms In there poop...how do you think they got them...is it...

Will my rhode island rooster fertilize my silkies eggs...and is it ok if my chickens eat their shavings...also do u need a certain type of shavings?

How old does a rooster have to be in order to be with my hens...also will my silkie rooster fertilize my barred rocks eggs.

My chickens are occasionaly laying eggs that aren't formed all the way..sometimes they don't have yolks..but they are only in their first month of laying...I have been giving them oyster shell,but they seem to not care for it..I am worried that they might eat their own good eggs that they...

Is it possible to have a chicken lay an egg with no shell...or a partially formed egg... And would they eat it.and if so how do you prevent this??? Thankyou

I am so worried I just bought some silkies from someone and one of them has an eye that bubbles and the shavings stick to it.around his eye his fur has gone ,but that might be because I have been trying to clean it.please help me...this is an emergency!THANKYOU

i am hoping to get bantams soon but am not sure if they need a high fence,or if 4 ft. high works.