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I've never vaccinated my chicks and they've all lived long healthy lives. :idunno

Hi! I recently sold half my flock of ducks because we had 2 drakes that were getting too aggressive. we sold each male with one female, and we are left with 2 females (Wonton and Campbell) and one lame male (Pip). Pip was injured, and his leg healed sideways, but despite his disability, he can...

Hi guys! I recently added some new nesting boxes to our coop, (the first one they had was way too high up, and too wobbly for them to use) and I'm trying to get them to lay in them. as of right now, they'd rather build nests on the ground, which during the winter, causes the eggs to freeze and...

Great info! :clap

Sorry that you had to lose her. Just know that you did all you could, and she's not in any pain.

Have a duck who suffered a tendon accident (not sure exactly how it happened, I did not witness it) that left him with a useless leg. We did all we could to fix it, but nothing worked, and we're just glad he's alive. He's a heavy breed, so it's not ideal to have a leg that just flops around like...

poor baby. it might be best to cull her if she's in pain. if she's still motivated and you're willing to care for her, you can. You'll have to take the feeding and watering situation into your own hands. (literally) you'll have to hand feed her and help her get water. there's not much you can do...

looks like fowl pox. You can apply antiseptic to the scabs, and you'll need to remove any scabs that have a chance of obstructing the chicken's ability to see or eat. There isn't a treatment, (or so I hear) and if you want to prevent this in the future, you need to vaccinate your hens. here's a...

If you really are keeping him, you need to make sure you're ready to accept the responsibility. the black racer has a pretty big range in it's diet, ranging from insects to moles. make sure you can provide a natural diet and habitat, keeping in mind that this IS a wild animal.

I love snakes! If you're sure that keeping him is doing him good, I'd like to recommend the name noodle. ;)

I would cut it open. You should drain out the pus to speed up the recovery. I would also cut a towel (an old one of course.) into strips and wrap her body up, o she can't flap her wings or squirm. Make sure to clean any supplies you might use with rubbing alcohol so they stay sterile. get some...

Aww! Cute girl. :love

One of my roos had the same thing. you can use poultry wound spray, and put a little antibiotic ointment on the scabs. Don't worry about it, it happens all the time! They'll eventually fall off.

anyone have sapphire gems?