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I don't know for sure, but I'm guessing the "top line" is the line down the center of the back, pretty much the spine, since that is on top and goes in a line down the body. Keep in mind that the article was taking about sheep, not chickens, too. But I saw another poster said he sprayed tea tree...

Has anyone tried using tea tree oil for mites? I came across an interesting article: http://joybileefarm.com/homestead-pharmacy-herbal-ddt-naturally-preventing-insect-vector-diseases-on-you-homestead-part-3/#respond Here is part of it: "Scientists in Australia found that a dip in a 2% tea tree...

Hi, we're new to chicken keeping, and trying to design the "perfect coop" before we start our flock. (LOL) My hubby had what seems to be a great idea for the roosts, and it doesn't seem to have been done before, so I wanted to get some opinions from experienced chicken keepers. We're planning...

Thank you to everyone who shared these wonderful experiences about both giving and receiving. Most of my random acts of kindness over the years have involved helping animals, but I had reached a point a few years ago where I was a bit burnt out and jaded, mostly due to fights between two of the...

Thanks for the link, Carol -- I don't know why facebook's search couldn't find it! To everybody commenting on gender, I'm starting to think the vet may have been wrong about Rocky being a hen, too. After all the comments that Rocky looks like a roo, I browsed through the "what breed or gender...

Quote: Hi, Carol. I tried to find the facebook page, but nothing exists under that name. I did see "Farm Swap of Central Florida" -- is that it? Thanks!

Thank you to itsy for providing the link to the treat chart -- that's just what I was looking for! I saw that citrus is not safe for chickens, and I'd almost given her some orange because I thought the vitamin C would be good for healing. I guess that's not true for chickens!

Well, Rocky had surgery yesterday and did very well. Dr. Sattler said she was up only 5 minutes later, and we brought her home shortly after. It looks like she managed to keep most of the leg, which is great. I was afraid a lot of the leg had to come off due to the gangrene, but it appears that...

Hi, I have been reading a lot about chickens with injured legs the past few days, since we found one with a badly damaged foot. The vet just amputated yesterday, and said chickens will learn to get along well on one leg, and will learn to use their wings as props. I was very encouraged to read...

Whew! Well, thank you all very much for your replies. I'm feeling much better about going ahead with the amputation tomorrow. It just seemed so drastic, and I was afraid I might regret going ahead with it if I found out there was a better alternative later, so I've been reading this website like...

Thanks for the comments & encouragement with Rocky so far! I think you can see from the photos and video the foot is in bad shape, it does look partly torn and there is a piece of visible bone even -- so sad, and s/he is so brave, hobbling/hopping around on it. I just hate to do the permanent...

Hi, I have no experience with chickens, but we found an injured "stray" with an obviously hurt leg last Thursday evening, whom we're calling Rocky. (See photo and link to youtube video below.) We took the poor chicken to the vet on Friday (Dr. Sattler in Hudson, FL, an avian specialist). The vet...