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We had rats coming into our house from our coop. That was the last straw - and them running up my arm when I gathered eggs. Honestly, poison doesn't work unless you stop the pheromone trail. We had to go around an old house and coop and fill in EVERY hole with cement, THEN poisoned. THEN had to...

This is weird, but could mites cause this? One poster said they sprinkled diatomacious earth and a similar problem stopped! I may try it even if it's a long shot.

Unfortunately I didn't autopsy the first affected bird, in large part because the smell from the infection was unbearable - and it came on so fast. Or at least, the bald spot was there for weeks and the chook seemed healthy otherwise. Once it got red it moved fast. And I didn't get a good...

Oh no. I thought this might be a Jersey Giant thing, but I guess not. I had one get so red and swollen she got peritonitis and had to be put down (I didn't do an autopsy, which I regret, but she smelled worse than I can even describe from the infection). Now a second Jersey Giant has a bald butt...

I have a problem with my Jersey Giants, very similar to someone who posted here in 2017. The biggest hen had a bald butt for weeks but didn't seem bothered. She didn't tend to perch with the others, I thought because of her size, but instead went to a low nesting box at night. She laid...

This is crossposted, in hopes someone still reads older threads. I have exactly the same problem with my Jersey Giants. The biggest had a bald butt for weeks but didn't seem bothered. She did lay absolutely huge double yolk eggs. One day the bald butt went very red and swollen. I brought her...

Oh dear, I see this is an old post. Is anyone still reading this? I have exactly the same problem with my Jersey Giants. The biggest (and mine do have yellow feet), had a bald butt for weeks but didn't seem bothered. She did lay absolutely huge double yolk eggs. One day the bald butt went very...

Hello, I haven't fermented grains (I feed layer pellets) but I do sprout lentils (started because I had a bucket of them and my family won't eat them. They get the second hand goodness from our chicken eggs though -- I hope!) Our Cuckoo Marans and Jersey Giants have all-day access to pellets via...

My name is Pippin, I'm almost 6 (my mom is typing for me), I got two chicks for my birthday and my chicks might be sick. One has a runny nose. The other gapes and winks one eye a lot. Can anyone give advice? Hey! My name is Lili, I'm ten years old and Pippin is my sister. I got a little tiny...