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I noticed my 6yr old Australorp stretching out her neck and gasping for breath today. I have brought her in and tested for gapeworm with a swap - that is her problem. So how do I treat her. I read on line that Flubenol, Aviverm & Flubenvet are treatments but they only show up on New Zealand...

I would like to purchase chocolate call duck hatching eggs or chocolate call ducklings would be OK too. I am located in central NC.

My Russian Orloff has been acting odd for about 2 months now. Had since she was a chick and she has always been healthy She is around 6 yrs old so I chalked it up to age at first. She mostly sits around, sometimes on her haunches. She does eat and drink well, still enjoys snacks. Hasn't laid...

Speckled Sussex almost 12 wks old from Meyer Hatchery. Supposed to be a girl, but it's tail looks a little weird to me. It's always been a runt, I thought it was going to die the 1st week as it had problems with pasty butt and wasn't very energetic. It has only now begun to even get any tail...

This is a 11 week old White Rock from Meyer Hatchery. Supposed to be a girl, but pretty sure it's a boy. No crows yet but that comb looks pretty big to me. Very pretty, but if it's a boy I probably won't keep it. Have a few senior girls and afraid they would get too much attention once he...

I got this chick from a breeder at about 2 wks old. She said it was hatched from some eggs she got but it wasn't the breed she expected. She didn't know what it was & didn't say what breed she expected. It is about 12 wks old now - I'm thinking female but not sure. Looked like a Welsummer as...

My one yr old Austra White hen started limping a few wks ago. I can't find anything wrong with her left foot except swelling between the toes. No signs of bumble foot on the bottom or the top. I have dealt with bumble foot with other chickens but she doesn't look like she has it. But, I...

This little girl is almost 5 wks old. She is a little small as she was the only survivor of a shipment of chicks hatched on 6/11 but not delivered until 6/16. The only white chicks I ordered were Austra white, White Rock & Delaware. So, I can't figure out which one she is - but she has green...

Got this chick from a breeder who bought some hatching eggs, but said it was not the breed she bought. So, she sold it to me as a mystery chick. I think it's about 2 wks old and to me looks like a Welsummer. Wondering if others agree or have a different ID.

I have ordered chicks through the mail over the years and never lost any. It's been a while so I ordered 22 from a hatchery I have dealt with before. I won't name them since I don't blame them for what happened. The chicks were shipped on Mon, 6/11 with expected delivery between 6/12-6/14...

November always seems to be bad for us and hawks, but they normally go after the call ducks. I was going out to put the ducks & chickens in for the evening yesterday when I heard lots of commotion from the birds. I went down & saw the ducks all huddled in one spot & the chickens in another. I...

This little one (probably a Blue Swedish) hatched on 8/17 and we noticed it's feet were clenched up like fists but thought they would straighten by the next day. No such luck, it has continued to walk on the stubs of it's legs - we took it from the Mama and have it in with some other ducklings...

We have a 4yr old Plymouth Rock hen who accidentally was left out of the chicken house last night. My husband found feathers this morning & we assumed the predator had taken the body off. However, when he went to do some cleanup a while ago, she came crawling out from a hiding place - she...

I have an Australorp/Partridge Rock mix Roo - 17 wks old in need of a home. He is 17 wks old and just beginning to mate. Seems like he will be a good boy, not showing any aggression towards us, hens or our ducks but we have another Roo and would like to find him a new home before they start...

I got some fertile eggs from a friend for my broody who hatched out 3 chicks exactly 8 wks ago today. The solid black one is a Australorp/Plymouth Rock mix. The other 2 are Barnevelder/Plymouth Rock mixes. I'm sure the Barnie mixes are a girl & a boy. I was sure the Aussie mix was a girl...

It's a crazy story, but to sum it up - I found 2 ducklings running around in front of my chicken coop Sat evening and since I have some broody call ducks due to hatch, I thought some had hatched and escaped. It didn't make sense, but I took the little ones in the house to warm up and then...

So this is weird - last night around 8 pm - I went out to make sure our chicks that had just graduated to outside quarters were in bed and I saw 2 little ducklings running around in front of the chicken enclosure. I have 3 broody call ducks almost due to hatch so my immediate thought was that...

These are all supposed to be pullets - 3 wks old - from Meyer Hatchery. I ordered 2 SLWs, 1 Golden Campine, 1 Barnevelder, 2 Welsummers - and that's what the packing slip says. So, no problems identifying the SLWs & Campine, but the Welsummers & Barnevelder have me confused as except for the...

I have a BO that is going broody so I am toying with the idea of getting some fertile eggs for her to hatch. All my chickens are hatchery stock and have been vaccinated for Mareks. If I do let her hatch some, should I vaccinate them? If so, where do I get the vaccine & any advice on how to do...

I was out doing the morning chores - fresh food & water, etc for the chickens & ducks around 10 am today when I heard a disturbance and saw all my birds head for cover. I looked up to see a barred owl fly up and perch in a nearby tree. After much yelling and arm waving on my part it finally...