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Last year we were having a problem with our 3 year old hens having blood in their poop but no other signs of illness at all except two of them stopped laying completely. I finally looked in the chicken health handbook, and based on what I read I think they had coccidiosis or some other parasite...

Does anyone know of a thread/website/book that outlines how to examine a chicken and diagnose based on exam and symptoms? There are 50 million things that can cause illness in a chicken (I had no idea they were so vulnerable!) and it would be very helpful if I could find a logical way to...

We have had a small flock of chickens since last June (2010), and are feeling a bit frustrated having had what seems to be more than our share of setbacks since starting. First, we bought four pullets last June, one of which was a Polish who immediately got depressed and wouldn't come out of...

Calling all chicken owners in El Cerrito CA: The city has proposed changes to its animal ordinance (regarding chickens et. al.) and is convening this study session to discuss these changes. I plan to attend and provide my 2 cents, and would love it if other chicken owners could come and provide...

We came home today to find that our beloved Sally had died. We are heartbroken, especially since it appears that she drowned. The contractor doing some work on our house found her floating in a bucket full of water in our backyard. We didn't realize the danger that a chicken could face with a...

About 10 days ago two of our recalcitrant hens (a white cochin and a welsumner) started squatting (they are nine months now), so we got excited that we were about to start getting more eggs. Two days ago I noticed the cochin (Bianca) seemed to be straining, and when I picked her up to...

Henry, our accidental rooster, needs a new home. We live in an urban setting and do not want to annoy our neighbors, so we can't keep him. He hasn't started crowing, but he is definitely harassing our only laying chicken, and it won't be long until he starts doing that as well. We'd be happy to...

I popped into the chicken run on my way to work to give some treats, and caught something out of the corner of my eye laying on the ground next to the waterer. Lo and behold, it was an egg! I almost didn't believe it at first after all this time. It is so small and cute (Sally our silkie is...

Back in June we got all five of our chickens from a local "rancher" who purchases the chicks from a hatchery, and I assume they've all been sexed (he sells pullets to people who want backyard chickens for eggs). Four are definitely girls, but lately we've been wondering about Henrietta. She...

I've looked high and low for the answer to this question but haven't seen it addressed... We lock our girls into their coop at night to keep them safe from predators, and have been wondering whether we need to put food and water in with them. So far we haven't been and they seem to be ok, but as...

Our Polish Bantum has been under the weather for the past two days (standing still, not eating or drinking but not drooping either, lungs/eyes clear) and we are wondering if she has egg binding (she is about 4-5 months old, not laying yet). The books say to massage her abdomen - where exactly is...

We are two new chicken parents living in El Cerrito, CA. Currently our brood consists of a White Cochin (Bianca), Welsumner (Penelope), Silkie (Sally), Polish Bantum (Mop-Headed Molly), and Henrietta, another Bantum of unknown breed with a crew cut. We would love to converse with other El...