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I have a 7 month old hen who suffered a severe pecking Injury (the entire top of her head/almost to the bone) over the Memorial Day Weekend. On May 29, when we discovered the injury, she was isolated and removed from the flock. We administered Vetericyn Plus immediately that day. For the...

How do you administer powder amoxicillin to chickens? Can you put in drinking water?

I let my flock out this afternoon and all was fine with my chickens. I heard two roosters fighting do I went over to break it up and discovered one of my hens laying on the ground behind them. She acts very sleepy and cannot stand. I've given her water and she will eat mealworms, but acts like...

I have a broody hen that was sitting on 8 eggs. One egg has hatched but not the other 7. Mama hen has been out with her baby. How long should I wait until I throw the other unhatched eggs out?

I have a broody hen that is in an existing coop/run (about a 8' x 20') with 5 other hens and one well mannered rooster. One of her eggs hatched and I found the baby dead on the ground yesterday afternoon. Not sure what happened. So , I tried to move her to another smaller coop close by last...

My Silver Laced Cochin appears to be pale. Her comb and wattles are not as bright as my other hens. Her droppings appears just like water sometimes. However, she seems to act fine and not sickly. What should I do?

I have a one year old her (Brown ISA), that I am wanting to integrate into a co-op and run with a newer flock of 5 hens (Wyndottes and Cochin), and 1 rooster (Black Laced Wyndotte). They are all approximately 6 months old. What is the best and appropriate way to do this so that is doesn't cause...

I am a newbie Mom to a small flock, and I have a few questions. 1. What is the best routine for your flock management as far as worming, vitamins, probiotics, vaccines, etc. and how often? 2. What is the best thing to use to keep ants out of your coops that is non-toxic to your babies? Thanks so...

I am new at raising chickens and currently have a small flock of 6. I'm thinking that I have more roosters than I originally wanted and needed some help with the identification of breeds and whether or not this one is a Hen or rooster. Thanks!