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I'll have to get them tomorrow. We don't have stairs, just a 2*10 board that's a ramp from the run to the coop. For roosts I've got two 1"*1/2" boards that cross the coop. It's possible they're still too big for the younger birds, but they could always cuddle up with the babies that go into...

My coop is about 4*6, but there's a secondary space beneath it where I introduce the young birds to the older girls while still keeping them separated. Then there's the fully enclosed 120sq ft run. It's not huge, but the youngest two just put themselves to bed in the lower coop area and seem...

I've currently got six chickens. Two are the remains of my old adult flock after a fox got in our yard, two are about 3 months old and two are two and a half months old. They're not very integrated as a flock yet, which may be part of the problem, but the 3 month old chicks will not go to the...

I'm not certain if she dust bathes, but I believe she does. It may help a little, but not significantly. Unfortunately, she's not very comfortable with people, and trying to give her scratches just leaves her miserable and squawking like a banshee. That may be my only option though.

Hi folks, this isn't an emergency but I was hoping that someone might have some advice. I have a pullet with extreme scissor beak, it's pretty much at a 90 degree angle. She eats and drinks ok, but can't preen at all. We're in our 1st molt with her and all her feathers are coming in, but she's...

Hi all, I've had an ongoing mite problem for the past few months. I cleaned out the coop, dusted all my birds (and the coop) with DE and gave them all a dose of Eprinex, with a follow up dose a few weeks later. My mite problem seemed to be clearing up, with almost none, or no visible mites on...

I had two broody hens sit on a batch of 12 eggs two years ago. They shared the eggs. shared the nest and shared the chicks. If they're happy, I'd leave them be.

She's alive this morning. She's holding her head up and appears to be sleeping. She's moved a bit in the night but still looks like she's been through the wars. I guess just more of the same today, fluids, offering food and a dark, quiet place to recover.

I've just been syringing the water into the end of her break and letting her swallow it, to hopefully minimize aspiration. I've only done icing on and off, based on advice from my father in law, who's a vet, but hasn't treated chickens in decades. I'll stop. I've given her probably about 4 or...

Please help? I've got a 15 week old leg horn (I think) that's been doing fine. When I locked everyone up for the night I found her under the deck, lying limp on her side. She's got a small injury / wound behind her ear and significant bruising and swelling on one side of her face. I have no...

Unfortunately it was a Meyers hatchery purchase, so I'll be able to request my $12 back, but I'll still have a roo to deal with and no lovely dark eggs. I'm going to live in denial for another week or two, but given the 5 other chicks of various breeds and the same age still have thin yellow...

Here's my almost 8 week old black copper Maran. It's supposed to be a hen, but I'm pretty convinced that it's a roo. :( Do I have any hope of those beautiful brown eggs?

This is my black copper Maran.... It's supposed to be a hen, but at just shy of 8 weeks, I've got a stinking suspicion I've got another roo on my hands. The comb and wattles are just too developed for me to be comfortable with. Any experts want to weigh in? Do I have any hope of a hen?

Everything I've read about bumblefoot suggests massive swelling due to pus and infection. In this case she's been limping for a couple weeks without any sign of swelling at all. I'm certainly not an expert, but it seems like if it was bumblefoot, she'd have some sign of the infection by now...

1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) 4.5 month old Speckled Sussex, average weight compared to the others 2) What is the behavior, exactly. She's limping and favoring one foot. She's been like this, to a greater or lesser...