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That’s a really good idea. I’m assuming it’s best to send her to someone who specializes in poultry and not our dog and cat’s vet. I’m not sure who that would be locally. We are in Spokane WA. I’ll start Googling it.

Thank you for your reply, Barbara. I’ve got to get past the tears to be able to do the necropsy. I know it’s important. Just not quite ready yet. -Diane

We lost Hot Sauce tonight. She’d been sick since Wed with diarrhea that was white, green and yellow, lethargy, heavy breathing, inability to hold herself up all the while with a healthy appetite and thirst. No discharge from eyes or nose but her comb was very pale and dry. I checked for a...

Thank you for all the advice. It was great. We've been washing out the wound with saline and treating it with a topical antibiotic 2-3x per day but it kept getting puss. In addition, when she stretched her neck to preen herself (good sign) we noticed that the neck muscle was exposed. Since...

Okay. I've got saline in the house so I'll go do that now. Good info in the pain killers/toxicity. Thank you so much for the advice on this. I didn't even know where to begin. Very stunned by it all.

I haven't cleaned it yet. What's the best way? She's alert and her eyes are glossy and seem pretty clear.

Any advice greatly appreciated. Not sure how to treat this little one. She's just about a year old. Found her tonight huddled away from the other chickens in our backyard with a severe head injury. Thankfully her eye wasn't injured but half of her scalp is missing. What do I do now? Bleeding has...

@Scram85 how old is your pull-a-roo? We had one that sounds similar and she finally started laying two weeks ago when she was 6.5 months old.

From one of our RIR. She is 5 mos old today.

Thanks, Dave! Very good point.

Question for the Eastern Washington thread... We've got the coop framed out and will be finishing it up over the next two weeks. We're at the point that we need to decide if we are going to insulate it or not. The coop itself is 10x4 and is raised 3ft off the ground. I keep reading all...

Hi all, wanted to introduce myself. We're on the South Hill in Spokane and just got our first chicks last month. Set out to get 3. Got 10. Good thing the local chicken ordinance changed so we can keep them all - if they are pullets. Our oldest eight are about 5-6 weeks and our two babies are 3...

So very excited! May 9th, 2014 marked a magnificent day for backyard chicken owners when the City of Spokane made the Urban Farming / chicken ordinance effective. Now, Spokane city residents can own 1 chicken per 1,000 sq feet of property. Coops must adhere to setback requirements and there are...

Great ideas in that video! It answered many of my questions. Thank you for posting that.

Can chicks get too much grit? I put a little bowl in the brooder and the went to town on it. I began to worry they were eating too much but figured they would know when to stop. Is that a correct assumption?