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Oh no. I am so sorry. That is heartbreaking. We had to euthanize two last year (egg bound and dog attakc) I am trying to figure out how to segregate the two Brahmas. They are so big, I don't think they will fit in the dog crate and still have room for water and food! Fortunately, their...

Hi - similar issue here. We have 6 hens (2 brahmas, 1 cochin, 1 easter egger, 1 barred rock, and 1 silkie bantam) We had separated two of them from the rest for over a month (barred rock and silkie) and brought them in the house. We re-introduced them to the flock yesterday outside. The...

Hi all! Can you help me? We brought two hens inside our house (a silkie and a barred rock) from their coop which is in our barn b/c one molted completely when the forecast was set to be -20 (and she was shivering under the heat lamp in her normal coop). It was advised that we do so. They...

So glad it is clearing up! Ours was the tiniest in the group as well, which made it even more worrisome. Every time she saw my hand coming, she ran away "OH No! The HAND!!!!" So, I started hand feeding all of them mealworms once a day after I cleaned the one's bottom (just sprinkle grit in...

The apple cider vinegar and yogurt are fine for all of them based on what I have read here. Helps keep the pipes running! I HATED dealing with the pasty butt- she was so upset, I was so upset and so scared of hurting her or causing her to have a heart attack! Hang in there and just wipe with...

I just went through this with our chicks and got great advice here. 1. organic plain yogurt (no added sugar)- 1 teaspoon mixed into a cup of crumble-every other day 2. organic apple cider vinegar. Mix it into their water- 1 teaspoon per quart of water 3. olive oil. Spread over her bottom area...

I just fed ours Butterworks Farm (from Vermont) natural plain yogurt. All 8 of them went crazy for it - i mixed in 1 generous tsp with about 1 cup of chick food.

Thank you all so much! I did the yogurt in the food and olive oil on her bottom tonight. They LOVED the yogurt. Will do the ACV tomorrow morning. She has a small growth inside her vent- wondering if it is due to irritation... She was visibly upset, chirping for much longer than usual...

Hi! How much apple cider vinegar do you mix in with their water? We are using medicated food. Thanks so much!

Hi- Newbie here. One of my silkies (she is the smallest in our flock of 8) has the same issue but she has a red swollen lump just inside her vent. She does not seem blocked, but she does small poos that stick to her bottom feathers. The red lump just appeared yesterday -she has had pasty...