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Morning All! I am looking for some input on a 1.5 yo Dark Brahma with some strange crop issues. My whole flock was wormed about a month with Safeguard (5 nights, then again at Day 10). She had what I thought was an impacted crop(not emptying at night, drinking tons of water, watery diarrhea)...

I recently found lice nits on two of my girls. I dusted them with permethrin 2x (7 days apart) while waiting for Elector PSP to arrive. I then sprayed all eight girls, & replaced and/sprayed all nesting material, bedding, roosts, coop & run. Since then my silver laced orp(she had the mosts nits)...

I have 8 pullets ranging 36-42 weeks. Two are in a "soft" molt and stopped laying, 3 others are laying. 42 wk old Dark Brahma & 36 week old Barnevelder & Welsummer never started laying. Any chance that the freeloaders will lay before spring? Currently feeding 17% grower feed with with oatmeal 3x...

I've noticed that my "winter layer breeds" shut down the egg factory early on, lol. I thought it might be fun to see who else's girls are bucking their "breed characterics". On a completely different note, two of my 9 month old pullets have decided to molt. These girls are determined to be...

I was out of town for a few days and came back to a chicken wheezing and sneezing. Of course she's one of my best girls and an awesome layer. I started her on Tylan 50 on Monday. She looked better yesterday but this is her this morning. My flock are carriers for MG and neurological strain of...

Soooo, is it alright to temporarily exceed the 10% treat guideline in extreme heat conditions? The temps in So Cal area will be in triple digits until next Tuesday (tomorrow will be 110) so I have been feeding cold watermelon, mango and other cool treats to combat overheating. I am also...

Why have my hens started laying eggs at sundown? They were laying early in the day but a few days ago started going to the nesting box at 7 or 8pm? Could this be due to weeks of 100+ temps?

This morning I found out that my VACCINATED flock has Mareks. I had a chick in March that struggled with what I thought was FTT but was confirmed MG. She didn't improve after antibiotics and I ultimately euthanized and sent out for a necropsy. Fast forward, I lost two other chickens to dogs...

16 wk old pullet looks unsteady on her feet, almost like she's drunk. The rest of the flock are fine and all are vaccinated for Mareks. She is eating/drinking and seemed fine yesterday but we're on our fourth day of 100 degree temps. I have turned them out under my orange tree and wet down the...

My 13 wk old pullet was attacked by dogs and seems to have either a broken or dislocated leg. It appears to be either at the fibula or the leg/shoulder joint. She doesn't seem to have any other injuries. The avian vet is out of the office for a few weeks so any advice is much appreciated...

My 6 week old SS sounds a bit crackly when breathing. She is eating/drinking/foraging fine, and is not sneezing. She does seem to tire a bit more easily. It almost sounds like she has something in her nares but I don't see anything. The rest of the flock is fine. This has been going on for...

Hi, trying to get some idea if this 4.5 week old blue wyandotte might be a roo because the comb has become pinkish. I've read Wyandottes are difficult to sex.

I have a 1.5 week old Blue Copper Maran chick that is not thriving. One chick passed the other day so I'm on day 3 treating all of them with Corid. I tried egg yolk but but it wasn't interested. Is there anything else I can try for this little one?

I picked up 9 chicks yesterday(all different breeds). They are all 1-2 weeks old. Two of the chicks seem to be getting picked on to the point of blood drawn. Both have blood spots on their butts from being pecked. I don't have a second heat source so I'm not sure how to separate them. It...

I'm trying to narrow my chicken wishlist and need to whittle the following down to two or three. My goal is a very mixed flock. Looking for input on the following breeds of hens: Ancona Welbar Speckled Sussex Black Sexlink Blue Splash Ameracauna Blue Wyandotte I will eventually be integrating...