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I'm not sure if she has this.. as they have stayed as yellow bumps for quite a few days without scabbing, some of the yellow bumps seem to dry off? She is eating and behaving as normal, just kinda grossed out by them!

My wyandotte chicken is less than a year old and she has been having some respiratory problems recently as she was playing in the sand box and laying eggs there. Now she has pimple type yellow bumps all over her face which are causing us some puzzlement and concern because we have no idea what...

It's construction sand, that's a big relief! I've barricaded the sand pit so no chicken can hide out in there. Thanks very much for you encouraging words!

Hi, We discovered one of our chickens had been sneaking off into a sand box and laying eggs in there, and now is sneezing and we can hear her breathing although it is quite soft and not raspy or wheezing. She has no eye or nose discharge and is behaving normally but we are worried that she...

Thanks very much for all your help and interesting feedback, I will try these techniques and hopefully she'll begin to warm up to us. :)

I have a 5 week old light Sussex chick and I bought her along with 2 others the same age from the market yesterday. The other 2 chicks are not scared of us at all and are very easy going and cute chicks but there is one that is absolutely scared and skittish, always backs away into the corner...

I say flock but actually I just have 2 one yr old laying chickens. And I want to get 2 more chicks or pullets- from my understanding, if I introduce two new baby chicks or young pullets to my 2 existing older chickens, the older chickens will take care of them and mother them and be nice. Would...

Hmmm okay, I haven't had a chance to grab a spare pair of hands yet to check her throat but I've given her some oats, basil, garlic and vinegar water in the meantime to help. I saw online that VetRX works wonders but none of my local pet/farm stores have it (I live in Australia) and ordering it...

Okay thanks. I don't see any mucus or droplets around the eyes. She's frolicking about scratching the earth as usual but you can hear her breathing and she sneezes very often. Also she hasn't laid an egg for 3 days. I think maybe it has something to do with her nasal canals and not her throat...

Yes she eats and drinks well but I can occasionally hear her from inside and I'm worried sick. Thanks very much for your reply, this morning I went to check on her and she was sneezing a lot. Also how would I look down her throat? Every time I touch her beak she shakes her head and wiggles...

PLEASE HELP ME! My chicken has start wheezing and making weird noises since yesterday. She's making the same noise as this chicken in this video: She's started it from yesterday. I don't want her to die please help us asap.

Well it just wasn't getting better so last week we rang up a couple of vets (despite everyone telling us not to) to see if they treated chickens and to compare prices. We managed to find one that was a lot cheaper ($40) than other vets and also treated chickens so we took her there. They said...

I hope it's not any of those diseases, her leg only got bad after one of the kids pulled it with a string, so I think when her leg got pulled maybe something tore. Okay thanks for the tip, I feel so bad for the pullet, she hops while she runs, and she tried to jump to a perch but she couldn't...

I decided to take her out of the sling because she tried to escape a couple of times and I felt sorry for her. Instead I made a little make shift tent/enclosure thing on the lawn so she could sit and eat grass inside the enclosure without running away, I put some food and water inside as well...

Okay, this morning I tried making a bed rest like the picture Eggcessive has shown. I made it using an old pair of underwear. But I'm not sure if this is the right way? Do you think this is supporting her right?