dehydration

I have 10 month old chicks in a pen with a hen. They sleep in an enclosed nest at night with an attached run. This morning, 2 of the chicks who seemed perfectly healthy last night were dead up in the box. It's been over 100 degrees this week. Nights are in the upper 70's. The box is vented up at...

Hello all- One of our girls got attacked by the neighbors 2 little dogs, and they pulled her skin off pretty good from neck down between wings, and on one side. She also got a bite on her chest. This was Tuesday 9/26. We cleaned with betadine solution/warm water spray, and have treated for...

Hello all- One of our girls got attacked by the neighbors 2 little dogs, and they pulled her skin off pretty good from neck down between wings, and on one side. She also got a bite on her chest. This was Tuesday 9/26. We cleaned with betadine solution/warm water spray, and have treated for...

Hello all! We recently got a Black Copper Maran from a swap, since then, we've noticed her panting intermittently and sneezing/snorting once every now and then. Over time not much changed that was concerning, so we introduced her to the flock. Over the past few days her comb has gotten...

Im new chicken owner with four chickens, bought at 2 months old the beginning of april, so they are 6 months old now. The buff orpington has always been the smallest. we have 4 different breeds. Shes the last to come to food and water and the other birds seems to not be as shy and eat quicker...

Hi! A couple of weeks ago we lost one of our ~year old golden red comet hens - she escaped the run and disappeared. Today I went to look in the shed for something and found her sitting in front of the door. Her comb was dark and floppy. She walked out, moving rather slowly. We got her a bowl of...

Hi all, I've trained my birds on to nipple waterers recently. I have one nipple per 3-4 birds as directed. It takes them longer to quench their thirst, but they seem to like having something to peck at. There is never any crowding or bullying around the water either. My main concern is...

Came home from vacation and my Mama's face was swollen to the point her eye on one side was closed. She was kind of lethargic but still drinking and walking around. Found a black widow in the nest boxes, killed it but could be that. They are outside but caged in a huge 20x20 space. Other ladies...

Hi all! I live in western NC where we have had quite the growing season so far. I was thinking of dehydrating some of my bumper crop, cucumbers, squash, those sorts of vegetables I have a hard time preserving for my family's consumption, and supplementing my chickens winter diet with them. I was...

We did it! We brought our little dude back to life! After I had left for work Thursday morning, my boyfriend, Jake, found little Rudy barely breathing in the coop. He was undoubtedly moments away from losing his life. Jake called to tell me what had happened, and knowing that he had to leave, I...