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My easteregger started with what looked like a blister on its toe but is growing. I have been soaking in epsom salt and wrapping with neosporin. She doesnt favor it nor has it slowed her down. Im going to call the vet unless I can get some good advice here. Any help would be appreciated.

a month back one of my hens developed a crooked neck to the left. Additionally her face on the left side is droopy. She continues to eat and groom herself byt her walking in wobbly. I'm considering putting her down but would like to know what this is. I've considered wry neck but not all the...

Yesterday my flock of 10 RIR's broke out of their run and wandered over to an area I had just fertilized with Scott turf builder. I never let them graze in this area. By the time I realized they were out and got to them I saw that they were eating the fertilizer pellets. My first worry was for...

I have a brood of 10 RIR and have consistently gotten 7-8 eggs a day since September. They are only a year old. Now that spring has sprung I am now getting 4-5 a day. It has been raining a lot could that have anything to do with it. I've got customers that I might not be able to supply. Any...

I have a new flock of RIR (15 weeks old). While in the temporary coop the food and water were inside and they ate and ate. Now that I have prepared the larger perm coop with water and food inside. Food in is a trough-like tray (actually a gutter screwed to the wall). It took a few days to...

I have two questions: I have 10 RR and they are about 15weeks old. There are feathers everywhere in the coop and run. At first I thought there might be some bullying going on but after watching for a couple days that is not the case. Could they be moulting already? Also, at what age will they...

The young ones (10 qty) are now about 12 weeks old and are living in a temporary coop attached to the same run as the three older chickens. I have kept them divided but recently started to mix them but the older ones as expected are going after the younger ones and sometimes actually keeping...

The sun was a little strong yesterday so I set up a tarp on the side of the run to cast some shade. A few hours later my wife tells me that one of the chickens has a blue strand sticking out of its mouth and it won't come out. After investigating it appears that she (the chicken) had found a...

I am in need of expanding a my coop for an additional 10 birds. My brother was going to sell me his Storage Shed (the type you buy at Home Depot). It appears to be a hard plastic and I am unsure if this is enough protection from the cold in the New England winter time. Does the coop need to be...

I inherited 10 RIR chicks from someone who apparently got in deeper than they imagined. The chicks were 3 weeks old when I got them and were not fed medicated food or enough for that matter. I immediately switched food and they are all doing great now and are very receptive and active. Now my...

Can I use Powdered garden lime to whitewash the coop and dust the boxes with? Thanks

One of my 4-yr old hens seems to be egg bound or has some grave illness that will not get better. I am giving her another few days to see if things turn around. she appears to be in pain at times and I can't bear to let that go on much longer. For now she just hangs the corner of the run but...

Can someone explain the difference between Food grade DE and the DE I use for my pool filter? I've been using the pool DE as a dusting in the coop to prevint mites and such. Has this all been for naught? Thanks Roger

Hi...I'm new to the forum but to to raising chickens but I have a situation that is new to me. One of my 3-r old black sex-links has an extremely distended abdomen. (painful looking) Her vent is clean but she is very swollen.She looks and acts very listless but is very quick to eat or drink. I'm...