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Hi The girls were all fine this morning and just gone to put them away for bed and one is in the house really loud rattling breathing and runny nose (but only slight clear discharge). Does she have a cold and is there anything i can give her?? I can tell she is off colour and she is normally...

Were are not sure what they had but i think it was probably to do with the mites - they were all off colour, not laying and generally not happy chicks but they have started to perk up so i can only assume it was the mites! I will ring him and ask him to take a pic but i wonder if it could be a...

Hello They are a bit better but the lumps are still there, they aren't the crops they are below more on the chest. Bit of a mystery really!!

Hi My dad has two black star chickens and recently they have been off laying and lost all the feathers (diagnosis scaly and red mite) which he treated and fingers crossed the feathers seem to be growing back. But he has found a blue soft lump on the chests of both of these birds in exactly...

Sorry if i have posted in the wrong section but wasn't sure where to put this one. We are currently treating for Coccidiosis with Coxoid and i am not sure whether we it is safe for humans to eat the eggs or not and if not, can i cook them up and give them back to the girls. Thanks for your...

They have oyster shell mixed in with their grit and oyster shell in their corn. I have started with yoghurt - i did buy whole milk yoghurt as they are a but thin so thought would fatten them up a bit - hope this is ok. I will pass this info to my dad as he is having a similar problem with his...

We have 6 chickens (Warren x Rhode Islands, black columbians mainly hybrids) and every day we are getting a soft shelled eggs or shell less and i wandered if this was a calcium deficiency. They eat layers pellets, layers meal and poultry spice supplement and have occasional treats green...

Swede is a root veggie. Have got some yoghurt and will cut out on pots etc and give more greens.

Please forgive me if i am being thick as i am new to chicken keeping but isn't Cayenne Pepper powder quite hot.

They are Warren x Rhode Islands. I will cut back on treats then and give more pellets. They were wormed in January and i am going to treat them with Coxoid as soon as it arrives this week. Also they were Red Mite and Louse powdered last week. Their shed is not heated but they have a thick...

I have 6 ex-bats, one died over the weekend we think of Coccidiosis and i have just felt the chests of the others and the chest bone is quite prominent so i am concerned that they aren't getting enough of the right foods. They eat layers pellets as their main diet (available all the time) and i...

Thanks for all advice and help but she sadly died over night. There was blood in the bottom of the box when i emptied out the straw but not sure where is came from i am assuming her backend. I am going to ring the vet on Monday to see if it is Coccidiosis or if something is going round. I...

Also I am going to dig out the run tomorrow but most of it is mud so will shovel it out. Do i need to put anything on the dirt to treat it or will digging it out suffice.

I will monitor him and ring the vet for some antibiotics. He seems fine with normal stools at the moment. I am going to dig out the run tomorrow but most of it is mud so will shovel it out. Do i need to put anything on the dirt to treat it or will digging it out suffice.

Have brought her in and put her in one of the bedroom in a box with open lid with straw and bowl of water. Gave her a small amount of yoghurt but only about little finger nail amount as she wouldn't take any and some more diarolyte through a syringe. She had her eyes closed and at one point...

I have heard that this can spread to dogs as well. We have a suspected case with my chicken and am going to treat it and clean out the pen etc... but my dogs love to eat the chicken poo - however quick i manage to clear it away the still manage to get hold of it. If it is congatious to dogs -...

I am going to start with the yoghurt in the morning. I am a bit reluctant to bring her in though as a)the dogs and b) have heard that they wont accept her back into the flock - not sure bout this though but i think the dogs will be too much. Have just ordered some Coxoid so hopefully that will...

I didn't realise chickens got mud fever. I will check for that but i am sure when i checked her legs they looked clear and they are not limping. Will keep an eye out for that in the future and doublecheck in the morning.

I am going to order some but probably wont arrive till Tuesday at the earliest still trying to find some shops that stock it.

Apparently they ruled it out as they are full vaccination and treated. They have a grit box which they do eat. Crop isn't very full so don't think she has eaten much today. No discharge from vent, face clear and no other symptoms, checked all over and no lumps. I will order some Coccid as...