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Hello, fellow chicken people! I have a group of chickens (from 3 months old to 5 months old) that are currently living inside my house. The only heat in the room is one heat lamp, which most of them don't seem to care about at all. The reasons they're inside are that I have been long battling a...

To clarify, my daughter inlaw bought them with the intention to eat them, and gave me 3. They are very clean, so I assume they have been washed, and I believe that eggs sold at farmer's markets are required to be washed around my area (Tennessee). I do not know how long ago they were laid. So, I...

I think it's respiratory because she has boogers (I never knew chickens could have boogers, lol), my daughter thinks it's sour crop. She does smell sour, but she is also kinda dirty. She's on my shoulder, nestled in my hair right now. She is breathing fast and heavy, and occasionally lets out a...

Hi! This girl is a little over a month old. She is part of a small, young, variety flock that are still in the brooder at this time. Her right eye is posed to look waaaaay backwards, and I haven't been successful in fixing it. I have tried VetRx in the water, in a daily misting, and in the...

Dill is female and about a month old. Yesterday, we noticed that she was more about resting than anything. I isolated her with her sister, Pickle (the kids named them, lol) to make sure that she didn't have to compete for food and water. She is so weak and lethargic today! She also feels kinda...

I am new to hatching. One egg hatched successfully a couple hours ago, and when I was watching the little one try to get out if the last bit if its egg, I realized that I had forgotten to remove the turner tray! Eggs were pipping on the bottom and the chick was restrained by the turner section...

Power will likely be out for awhile. How to I keep all of these guys warm enough?? Help!

Hi! I recently made a mistake by using fine shavings and adding a dust bath in my brooder. This caused dust and irritated their respiratory systems. I changed the bedding and removed the dust bath as soon as I noticed a few of the chicks sneezing (at first, I thought there was a respiratory...

I've been watching and noting a behavior from Penny (my 24 week old Easter Egger) that I've finally figured out. My hens have 2 places they like to lay eggs. I have been collecting eggs before noon sets in and the day gets hot. I started noticing that Penny would go to the nest I just left and...

Hi, all! Incubation questions, here. 4 days ago, I loaded up my incubator with 22 eggs. Half of the eggs are a must hatch, as they are game birds that I can sell (not for fighting!) to help offset the cost of my flock (currently 9 domestic hens, 1 domestic roo, a bonded guinea couple, a bonded...

Hi! Tonight, I was given 3 duck eggs from a woman who is removing ducks from a hoarding situation. Momma was sitting on them, but we have no idea when she laid them. They're dirty, I gently wiped the best I could, and they are now in the incubator. They're either Pekins or Indian Runners, we...

Hello! I have a Blue Mug rooster (Elvis) and a Peacomb Hatch hen (Priscilla) . And, they're making eggs. Because of their value, I hope to hatch and sell their young ones to help the cost of my little backyard farm (I also have a pair of guineas, 9 hens, and 1 roo that are not game. For now, I...

Yesterday evening, I noticed that Ming (23 weeks old, Sapphire Gem) was wheezing. I listened to her chest and could not heat any rattling or wheezing (so the wheeze was in her throat, not her lungs, I gusss?). There was no drainage in her eyes or nostrils. I isolated her from the flock and...