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I have a buff Orp that was in the chicken yard today and all the other chickens were attacking her, i pulled her out of the fight, but now her head is shaking from side to side and she is just out of it. Any ideas?

Crop is empty, she drinks and eats, but doesn't seem like a lot. She's never been wormed, I looked for lice and mites, looks clean. None of the other hens seems to be affected.

I checked her crop and it seems fine. I've never wormed the flock, not even sure how to do that or how often. I looked at her eye for injury or debris and can't see anything. I will get some eye drops a flush her eye.

I have a one year old hen, a few days ago I noticed she was off by herself, in the middle of the day on the outside perch. I approached and started talking to her, she had her head tucked and seemed asleep, deep sleep. I touched her and scared the crap out of her, I guess she woke up. She...

She is a year old, poop is solid, not eating a lot. no trouble walking, will go out and peck with the other hens when I let them out. main symptoms continue to be lathargic, going off by herself, keeping the one eye closed, sleeping a lot. She also opens her beak like she is trying to yawn...

I have a hen that is no acting normal, she has been staying to herself and is kind of lethargic. She keeps her left eye closed and keeps opening her mouth like she yawning. Any ideas?

I have 4 Buff Orpingtons about five months old. I have two that have large combs and waddles that are deep red. One has changed its behavior recently and always comes out to meet me when I go to the coop. The other is still mild mannered and submissive. I'm trying to figure out if I have a...

I have a flock of 13 layers, I have 6 nest boxes, every once in awhile when I go out to check the boxes I will find 2 or sometimes three hens in a box. Is there some reason for this? From what I read you can allow for up to 1 nest box per 4 hens, my ratio is 3:1. The other odd thing is that 2...

I have at least one or two hens laying eggs on the ladder roost, which then drop into the droppings board. An ideas why or how to stop it? these girls are light buff brahmas and just started laying steady this month (6 months old). Any help is appreciated. I had one hen that was roosting under...

I've checked around and they aren't laying and hiding eggs. I bought a chicken coop with what I guess are standard size nest boxes and the roost bars in front, six boxes, three on three.. The hen that laid the one egg did so in the lower row, but the nest boxes all look like a hen has been...

I have 12 Brahmas that or 22 weeks old. I know they aren't expected to lay until 26 weeks, however three days ago one hen laid one egg. It was small and round, but no eggs have been laid since. I was in the coop watching the chickens and noticed that one of the girls was trying to get in the...

Hi, I have a flock of 16 week old Brahmas, I still have them on chick starter, when should I change their food to layer mix? or should I have done that already. thanks BG

Our chicks are 8 weeks old, I have been filling up the feeder whenever it gets low. My question is this, should I just give them a set amount each day and when its gone it's gone, or keep the feeder full and let them graze at it?

Okay here is another picture of the suspected him.

I have a flock of 17 Lt buff Brahmas. I'm supposed to have 16 pullets and one cockerel, I have been having a hard time IDing the cockerel, but I think I may have found him. This is the chicken that comes over to check me out almost every time I go near the yard, the comb is a little redder on...

Well thanks for all the help and suggestions on this thread. What I have noticed about my chicks, is they seem to make their own decisions. I have kept the heat lamp on in the coop, opened the pop door and I let them decide. I have 17 chicks, 14 seem to go out in the yard and spend most of...

I love Wilmington, I was stationed at New River Air Station, miss the Carolinas. From what I have been reading, the book recommends you keep it on 24/7 until they feather out. In Kansas it's been in the high 80's. low 90's and I have been turning it off during the day and back on at night, but...

Thanks Audra, They have been doing well with less heat it appears, I picked them up on a Thursday, so, I'm not sure if they were born that Monday or what, guess I should ask. I turned the light back on last night and raised it. It was 80 this morning, they have been in the coop two days, I...

I have two week old Brahmas, I just moved them into the coop. Last night I had the heat lamp on, but it was in the high 80's today and only supposed to get down to 74 tonight. Should I still leave the heat lamp on? It has been about 80-85 in the garage since I brought them home. I turned the...

I picked up my chicks yesterday (Brahma's) and have them in a water tank brooder. It's about 80 degrees with the heat lamp on, is that warm enough? second question, obviously they are eating drinking and pooping, how often should I clean the brooder? There are 17 chicks altogether. Last...