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I have a hen(Jet) who has been drinking way too much lately and I can't work out why? Other than possible boredom as she has been inside for a while because of her having bumblefoot and needs TLC away from my other two because my little brat of a bantam has freaked out a few times when the Jet...

I have a hen that has a head tick/twitch, at first we thought it was related to her getting sick/lack of food in her system because of medication because it resolved with feeding her mashed up hardboiled egg. She was very fussy about food while in she was on antibiotics and an anti-inflammatory...

One of my 3-year-old hens is suffering from fluid-filling her body. The vet said this is likely related to either a tumor or an issue with a heart or liver. He did say there is an infection and we're treating her for it. Has anyone had a chicken recover from this? The vet said this likely...

Okay, I have an issue my two girls think the potting soil is the next fad food and are rushing to the pots to eat it. At first I thought it was just them wanting to play in the 'new dirt' and investigate the new plants we have planted but my mom has caught them simply eating the dirt out of the...

I have a hen recovering from an impacted crop, she has been clear for a few days not and has a nice normal crop that is emptying now. My main concern is I feel like she isn't eating as much as I think she should be? Even when we're offering easily digested food, like mashed up hardboiled eggs...

I have a new bantam hen Lulu, who I rescued from being beaten up by the other hens in the flock and possibly squished to death by the new rooster who grew much larger than his father had been. Now she used to live with and be buddies with one of my flock of two I have left after losing another...

Okay, I have never heard of this but I have to ask has anyone ever had an issue where their chickens feathers didn't shed the casing on their new feathers? I have been dealing with an icky butted chicken and noticed while giving her a bath yesterday many feathers the casing hadn't shed from...

I should have wormed awhile ago, but I didn't? But I was thinking since no one is giving eggs because it is cold it'd be a good time to worm. I have two girls both with messy butts, which they didn't have a few months ago so I am thinking they have worms. Also, I though worming them before I...

I have a hen I'm rather worried about she had been laying rubber eggs lately(a little over a week?). I'm honestly very worried about this because I don't want one to pop inside her. I'm rather sure we lost a hen this way earlier this year which was traumatic for everyone me and the other hens...

I have a question I have a mostly blind chicken, we know she can see to a degree but we're not sure what but we're approaching the two-year birthday this coming end of September. She functions just fine until recently wandering about with her two sisters in our decent sized backyard. Which means...

I am have trouble working out what breed my black chick is. She has white on her tummy/rear and a bit under her chin and chest and solid back legs her feet have a little yellow on her nails. The chicks in the tank where suppose to be domniques, black star and various wyndottes. She looks...

i have three chicks about three or four days old and one seems constantly distressed and i am not sure what to do. She isn't really eating or drinking like the other two they aren't picking on her. So i am lost? Any tips to help this little one would be welcome. She is constantly distress...

I have a possible rooster who has been a house pet since 3 weeks old because mom got tired of mothering. At nine weeks of age my little one is still cuddly and falling asleep stretched out on my bed. But is show signs it might be rooster red comb and growing wattles. So my question is what...

I need tips I have a 4 week old chick that was in isolation with Mama, only hatch and Mama lost interest so pulled the chick for her only safety. Tiny chick and while almost feather out all the way in juvenile feathers, still has fluff on head and slightly bald under the wings. She isn't safe...

I hope a girl approx 24 days old right now

I don't know what is up but the sulk shape of this chick I am helping raise seems to have a bony bump on the top of her head? Is this normal? She is perfectly healthy other than this strange anomaly? She just turned two weeks old.

<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/129849604@N07/17999657689" title="image by Mikaela Thorp, on Flickr"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8820/17999657689_70d171ba1c_b.jpg" width="1024" height="765" alt="image"></a> Talking about the rooster. I think he is a Cochin cross? Curious...

I have seen violets listed as safe and they are of that family. I know they are people edible the species is Viola cornuta. I just wants to know if I need to keep my chicky away from them. I'm lucky and if she is free ranging if I tell her to leave it alone and shoo she'll 90% of the time move off.

I have an older pullet who just started laying about 40 weeks old. She is laying just fine nice healthy looking eggs but her comb has gone a little pale and I was wondering if anyone have recommendations for food to help support her? I need to get her some laying feed, but I do have oyster shell...

Tonight my house chicken did the cutest thing, I got home from a long day out and was sitting in the living room with my house Chicken Pancake on my lap. Then all of a sudden the dogs start barking and run to the front door, my dad was home from his walk. Well Pancake tried to jump off my lap a...