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Hi, have a baby chick, about 1 week old, and just noticed her vent area is bare. It is not red or irritated. I sprayed Ventricyn on it and that really bothered her and she began picking at the area, pulling some more down out. Any ideas of what this is and how to prevent/treat it? Thanks!

No discharge. Applied Blu-Kote, hopefully that will stall the feather picking (although I haven't witnessed any, I suppose it could be occurring inside coop or when they're locked in run). They all had very nice dust baths yesterday and today! Thanks again for the advice!!

Thanks, I've attached some pix, sorry for quality! They do have a cabbage hanging in run. I also give extra protein such as tuna, sardines, and egg. Glad to hear I'm doing some things right! After taking pics yesterday I dusted both hens with Poultry Dust (pryrithrin). It looks like...

You're most welcome! I chose not to use the activated version because I was using it for both a cleaning agent and a mist inside the coop and research indicated the activated version wasn't safe for chickens' respiratory systems in that form. I also use it once in a while in the waterer, it...

Apologies in advance if this has been addressed. I searched previous posts and couldn't find one that fit my situation as closely as I'd like (mites, lice, vent gleet, feather picking, etc). We have 5 RIR hens, 2 yrs old. Behavior among all 5 currently normal - foraging, dust bathing when...

Hi, I couldn't find a set time-frame for the shelf life of Oxine (inactivated), but your just mixed batch should be fine. It's designed for a long-term use as a bacteriostat and totally soluble in water so should last for quite some time. You could also contact the manufacturer...

Interested in using sand in my run. Why no silica? This is a naturally occurring component in non-manufactured play sand, so not sure how I would source sand minus silica. Thanks in advance!

If it's feather picking you may see red areas - and if you see that, use BluKote to mask the red, chickens will peck at red/blood and make it worse. For protein - there are special blends of feed to support feather and hen health during molting. You can also scramble up some eggs (I add oregano...

My hen has bumblefoot, it's located just above the nail on the rear toe. I didn't catch it early, the toe was very swollen and her foot quite warm. I managed to loosen and remove the plug after a good soak, but there wasn't any pus or hard yellow bits and it did bleed (this is day 2 of...

Question regarding items to avoid - are you specifically referring to the plant and not the "fruit"? Meaning tomatoes are ok, but the plant itself is not? I am also asking about onions (alliums) and brassicas. Also confused about clovers - we're considering a chicken tractor to move about the...