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I have been dealing with some kind of respiratory issue in my flock for two weeks now. 8 birds have come down with different symptoms such as labored breathing, swollen eyes and face,discharge from nostrils and very lethargic. I have taken multiple samples from my vet to the local poultry...

I really need some help in finding information on correctly splinting a broken femur bone. My hen's break is pretty high up on the femur. She is a pet and putting her down is not an option right now. Any advice or direction on where to look would be greatly appreciated!!!

I am desperately seeking a direction!! I have a 3 1/2 year old SLW that is going through a heavy molt. Over the last 2 weeks she has lost weight even though she is eating and drinking fine. On Wednesday of this week the watery yellow and neon green poop started. She also had an enlarged squishy...

Hi everyone! I need some help on what all do I need to do to insure that my chickens don't get sick. I went and helped a friend rescue some chickens today and when I started catching them I could tell that they all had Coryza. We got them relocated and they DID NOT come to my house. I came home...

Hey everyone I really need to know if there is anything I can do to help my hen. Yesterday when my girl was trying to roost she got pushed off the bar. She fell about 5 ft and hit the ladder and then the floor. I heard the horrible thud from the porch and rushed into her. She was on the floor...

I have a mama hen that is picking out the new feathers on her 3 week old baby chicks. I have tried separating them and both babies and mom throw a hugh fit!! What can I do? I am afraid that if I leave them together she will pick them bald. She is not pecking at them she is just pulling out their...

I have a couple of sick chickens and there was an article in the Backyard Poultry magazine about an herbal mash that I would like to try. I have looked all over today locally and on the internet and have been unable to find Echinacea, Astragalus and Oregon powder to put in this mash. Does anyone...

There was an article in the Backyard Poultry magazine about an herbal mash for sick chickens. I would really like to do this but having trouble locally finding the herbs in a powder form. Does anyone know of a website that sells herbs in powder form and in bigger quanities?

I really need help on determining which predator is my problem. I have had my chickens for almost two years and never lost one. I guess that is why this loss is so devastating!! My chickens are in a fenced 1 acre yard and have a big wooded area where they can hide. My babies hear the door open...

I have a hen that is on about 10 eggs and it is about day 11. For the last week I have tried to get to the eggs to candle them to know if they are fertile or not. (with two roosters I am sure more than half are fertile). When I mess with the eggs she gets very mean and starts pecking violently...

I have a broody hen that is on about 10 eggs and it is about day 11. For the last week I have tried to get to the eggs to candle them to know if they are fertile or not. With two roosters I am sure more than half are fertile. When I mess with the eggs she gets very mean and starts pecking...

Guys I really need help!!! My husband is about to kill me because I refuse to leave my chickens on the weekends to go to the lake. Since I got my chickens over a year ago I will not be gone cause I have no one to let them out and lock them up at night. I WILL NOT leave them not locked up!! They...

Where can I buy online an automatic chicken door for my coop? I need one soon! Thanks!!

I wanted to know what is the best antibotic to get for bumblefoot? Over the last couple of months I keep finding a chicken with a slightly swollen foot and a sore on the bottom. I open them up, clean them out. I then put antibotic cream on it and then bandage it up. So far so good but in the...

Hi I am new to my hen raising her baby chicks so i do not know if it is good for them to eat some of the things I used to feed my hen before they were born. The chicks are almost two weeks old. My concern is that my hens cone and wattles are not as bright red as they used to be. (kind of pink...

My chick is dying and i don't know what to do to save it. please help! it was attacked by the other chicks this morning and was very bloody. it is not doing well. Is it okay to have it on a heating pad? What can i do to help it? Its head has been badly torn up. the chick is just laying there...

I really need to know how is the best way to handle this situation. I had one baby chick born last Friday with a sore spot or tumor looking thing on his head. I let my hen hatch them and she has been looking after the three of the chicks in their secluded area of the coop.The chicks head had...

I have four hens that have gotten pretty beaten up on their backs by my rooster. They all have a lot of serious feather loss on their backs and they are looking really red and burned. They are now separated from the rooster so they can heal and grow their feathers back. Does anyone have any...